Saanich By-law 8556, s. 38.5(a) — Any person keeping hens on a parcel of land in a single family residential zone of less than 1,114.8 m (12,000 sq. ft.) shall comply with the following requirements

Any person keeping hens on a parcel of land in a single family residential zone of less than 1,114.8 m (12,000 sq. ft.) shall comply with the following requirements:

• the building and enclosure keeping the hens shall be maintained in good repair and shall be kept free from vermin and obnoxious smells and substances,
• (b) not more than 3 cubic metres of chicken manure shall be stored on the parcel at one time and any manure shall be stored in a fully enclosed structure or container,
• (c) unused manure shall be removed from the parcel in a timely manner, Animals Bylaw, 2004, No. 8556
• (d) hens shall be kept for personal use only and the sale of eggs, manure, meat or other products derived from hens shall not be permitted on the parcel,
• (e) the storage of food supply for the hens is to be kept in a pest and vermin proof container,
• (f) no hens shall be slaughtered on the parcel, and,
• (g) no hens shall be buried on the parcel.