Can you keep chickens in Township of East Brunswick, NJ?
East Brunswick has no dedicated backyard-chicken ordinance. Keeping poultry is treated as an agricultural use permitted in the township's rural and rural-preservation zoning districts, so whether you can keep hens depends on your parcel's zone, and any fowl kept must be confined. Confirm with the township.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Unclear |
| Hens | Not specified (no numeric limit in the code) |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified (governed by zoning eligibility) |
| Coop setback | Not specified (fowl must be confined and not run at large) |
| Lot size | Depends on zoning district (agriculture is permitted in rural zones) |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- Poultry appears only in the zoning definition of agriculture, not as a townwide backyard right.
- The Right to Farm chapter allows fowl production in the Rural Preservation Zone under accepted farm practices.
- Fowl may not run at large and must be confined (§ 83-14).
What about ducks?
East Brunswick's code does not mention ducks or set a backyard poultry rule. It only bars fowl from running at large and protects farm operations, so check with the township before keeping ducks.
§ 83-14D; § 99-3; § 228-3: "No person shall allow any dogs, cattle, horses, swine, fowl or any other animals to run at large upon the public streets or in any public park" Duck coops we build.
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