Can you keep chickens in Township of Brick, NJ?
Yes, with limits. Brick treats chickens as Class IV animals: up to four may be kept, and more than four are allowed only in a covered enclosure sized for the birds and approved by the Animal Control Officer.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | Up to 4, more in an approved covered enclosure |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified; the enclosure must be approved by the Township Animal Control Officer |
| Coop setback | Enclosure must sit within the zoning setback lines for accessory uses; 100 feet from a street or property line in the R-R-1 zone |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Class IV covers turkeys, chickens, quail, pheasants, peacocks and other Galliformes, plus swans, geese and ducks.
- No Class IV animal may be kept unless it is in a covered enclosure within the accessory-use setback lines.
- Dogs and cats are the only animals excluded from the chapter.
- A violation is declared a public nuisance and may be abated at the property owner's expense.
What about ducks?
Yes, with limits. Brick puts ducks in the same Class IV group as chickens, so up to four are allowed, and more only in an approved covered enclosure.
§ 98-26 (Class IV); §§ 98-31, 98-34: "AN ANIMAL OF CLASS IV A turkey, chicken, quail, pheasant, peacock or other bird belonging to the biological order of Galliformes or a swan, goose, duck or other bird belonging the biological order Anseriformes." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Brick?
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In an HOA? The town allowing hens is not the same as your association allowing them. What an HOA can and cannot stop.
New to this? Start with how to raise chickens in NJ, or what a coop costs.
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