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Which Union County towns ban backyard chickens?

13 of the 21 Union County towns we have researched ban backyard chickens outright: Town of Westfield, City of Summit, Township of Berkeley Heights, Township of Clark, Borough of Roselle Park, Borough of Kenilworth, Borough of Mountainside, Borough of Garwood, City of Linden, Borough of Roselle, City of Plainfield, Township of Hillside, Winfield Township.

0 allow hens outright, 4 allow them with conditions, and 4 have no clear rule. Open a town's page for its hen limit, setbacks and permit before you order, since ordinances change.

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