Hen Coop

Type
Bylaw
Bylaw No.
2013-53
File
2013-053-Licensing-permits-A-by-law-to-provide-for-the-licensing-and-control-of-backyard-hens-in-the-Township-of-Alfred-and-Plantagenet-1).pdf [PDF/368KB]

Hen Coop Application Form

Conditions and regulations set out in By-Law #2013-53 include:

  • The keeping of roosters is strictly prohibited.
  • A limit of four (4) hens will be permitted on each residential property.
  • Hens shall be kept in their coop between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
  • Coops must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times, free of vermin, obnoxious smells and substances.
  • Hens must be provided with access to feed and clean water at all times; such feed and water shall be kept in solid containers.
  • Uneaten feed shall be removed in a timely manner.  All stored manure shall be covered by a fully enclosed structure.  No more than three (3) cubic feet of manure shall be stored.  All other manure not used for composting or fertilizing shall be removed.
  • The slaughtering of hens is prohibited.
  • The selling of eggs or other products derived from hens is prohibited.  
  • All hens must be kept securely in a hen coop or run at all times.
  • Hen coop and runs are not permitted in any front or side yard.
  • Hen coop and runs shall be located 5 meters from any property line.
  • Only one hen coop and run is permitted on a property.
    All deceased hens shall be disposed of promptly in a sanitary manner.
  • Every person who holds a hen coop license shall allow, at any reasonable time, a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or other authorized employee or agent of the Township to inspect the property, other than any room or place used as a dwelling, to determine whether all requirements of this by-law are being complied with.
  • A change in occupancy or ownership shall make the hen coop license null and void.
  • No owner shall cause or permit his or her hen to become public nuisance by persistently clucking.