Can I keep chickens, bees, or livestock on my property?
In the Town of Grimsby, Ontario, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by By-law No. 10-06 - Animal Care and Control By-law, s.73 (Livestock) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Livestock rule: Livestock only permitted on premises zoned to allow it under Town's Zoning By-law No. 71-74.
| livestock rule | Livestock only permitted on premises zoned to allow it under Town's Zoning By-law No. 71-74. | s. 73 |
Prohibits keeping livestock (defined to include poultry, rabbits, etc.) on any premises in the Town unless the property is zoned to permit it.
| hens permitted | no | s. 4.4(a)(20): "any poultry...on any residential lot or in any building or structure on such lot, or on any lot or in any building or structure in a Residential Zone" |
| roosters prohibited | yes | s. 4.4(a)(20): "any poultry...in a Residential Zone" |
| livestock rule | Keeping bull, ox, cow, sheep, goat, pig or other cattle prohibited on any residential lot or in any Residential Zone. | s. 4.4(a)(20) |
Prohibits keeping or raising poultry, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, other livestock, reptiles or wild animals on any residential lot or in any Residential Zone.