PET Birds

POULTRY, AVIARY BIRDS AND PIGEONS

In 2022, the City created a new local law to manage animals - the Animal Local Law 2002. This includes provisions for housing birds, limitations on numbers, dealing with nuisance birds and feeding of birds. 

If you would like to keep birds on your property, below are the requirements.

If you concerned about a neighbour's birds creating a public health issue, please contact us. 

Conditions on Keeping Poultry and Aviary Birds

Poultry means any domestic fowl or chicken, bantam, duck, goose, guinea fowl, pheasant, turkey, peafowl and other birds kept for the production of eggs or meat for domestic consumption.

Property owners keeping poultry or aviary birds must ensure that:

  • they provide a properly constructed and securely fastened enclosure/structure to house the birds
  • the enclosure/structure is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition
  • bird feed is stored in pest-proof containers
  • the enclosure/structure is located at least 1m from any property boundary and at least 5m from a residential building (unless approved by the City)

Conditions for Keeping Pigeons and doves

Property owners keeping pigeons and doves must ensure that:

  • they are kept in a properly constructed and securely fastened enclosure/structure that is located at least 1m away from any property boundary and in a yard of at least 30m2 of unobstructed space
  • the enclosure/structure is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition
  • they are not kept within 15m of another premises where people are employed or where food is stored, prepared, manufactured or sold
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