District of West Vancouver Animal Control and Licence Bylaw No. 4545, 2008

food production;

urban agriculture;

urban chickens;

livestock 

Chickens

10.4.1 No person may:

(a) keep a rooster of any age;

(b) keep a chicken that is less than 4 months old;

(c) keep more than 6 chickens on any one lot, as defined by the Zoning Bylaw, despite the number of dwelling units permissible on that lot;

10.4.2 A person who keeps one or more chickens must:

(a) register the chickens with the District by filling out all fields of the chicken registration form and submitting it to the District;

(b) construct and maintain a chicken enclosure, including a chicken coop and a chicken run;

(c) provide and maintain a floor of any combination of vegetated or bare earth in each chicken enclosure;

(d) provide and maintain in the chicken coop at least one perch, for each chicken, that is at least 15 cm long, and at least one nest box per chicken coop;

(e) construct and maintain each chicken enclosure to prevent any rodent from harbouring underneath or within it or within its walls, and to prevent entrance by any other animal;

(f) secure all food containers indoors or in a manner to prevent access by vermin, wildlife and other animals;

(g) remove leftover feed, trash, and manure in a timely manner so as to prevent obnoxious odours, attraction of pests and wildlife, or conditions that could interfere with the health and well being of a chicken;

(h) follow bio-security procedures recommended by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency;

(i) keep chickens for personal use only, and not sell, trade or barter eggs, manure, meat, or other products derived from the chickens;

(j) not slaughter, or attempt to euthanize, a chicken on the property;

(k) not bury a chicken on the property;

(l) not dispose of a chicken except by delivering it to the pound keeper, or to a farm, abattoir, veterinarian, or other facility that has the ability to dispose of chickens lawfully;

(m) not keep a chicken in a cage other than a chicken enclosure unless for the purpose of transport;

(n) ensure that all chickens are kept within a secure and locked coop from dusk until dawn or from 9:00 p.m. where dusk falls later than 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. where dawn occurs earlier than 7:00 a.m.;

(o) ensure that each chicken remains at all other times in the chicken enclosure;

(p) not deposit manure in the municipal sewage or storm drain system.