Many people enjoy the benefits of being able to produce their own fresh eggs. As with other pets, you have a right to own and keep poultry such as chickens and ducks, providing you ensure they are cared for and do not cause a nuisance to others.

You may keep poultry in urban and rural residential areas if:

they do not become a nuisance by crowing, causing noise or roaming
they do not cause injury or health issues
the number of poultry does not exceed the maximum limit outlined in the Local Laws
sheds, houses, pens, runs and yards are:
- more than 2m from dwellings, where food is kept and boundaries
- constructed to our satisfaction
- cleaned at least weekly and effectively treated with an insecticide at least twice yearly or when we require
food is stored in a rodent-proof container.

Find out more from Poultry Australia’s Keeping Chickens Guide.