Can you keep chickens in Township of East Amwell, NJ?
East Amwell has no dedicated chicken ordinance. Small-scale poultry and livestock keeping is a permitted accessory agricultural use in residential zones, with no hen limit, backed by the township's Right-to-Farm chapter.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No numeric limit (accessory agricultural use) |
| Roosters | Not restricted |
| Permit | None specified for keeping |
| Coop setback | No poultry-specific setback in the code |
| Lot size | Commercial agricultural use needs 5+ acres, but small animal and livestock raising is allowed as an accessory use in the Residential zone regardless |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- The Animals chapters cover only dogs and cat rabies; poultry is governed by the land-management (zoning) code.
- Residential accessory uses expressly include "small animal and livestock raising" (§ 92-94C(4)).
- The Right to Farm chapter protects keeping of fowl (§ 110-3).
What about ducks?
Unclear. East Amwell allows small animal and livestock raising as an agricultural use, but never mentions ducks or defines poultry, so check with the township.
§ 92-94B(2); § 110-3: "All farm and agricultural activities, including nurseries, small animal and livestock raising." Duck coops we build.
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