Can you keep chickens in Township of Galloway, NJ?

The rules at a glance

Good to know

• Accessory structures are allowed in any zoning district in connection with a lawful principal use on the same lot.
• The 30-foot setback and rear yard rule applies to any structure used to house animals.
• The Animals chapter covers dogs, cats and animals running at large. It sets no limit on chickens.
• A township committee drafted a chicken licensing ordinance in 2016 and 2017, but no such rule appears in the adopted code or the New Laws list.

What about ducks?

Yes, with conditions. Galloway's accessory structure rule covers any structure used to house animals, so a duck house follows the same rear-yard and 30-foot setback rules as a chicken coop.

§ 233-8E(8): "Farm structures, including barns, pole barns, stables, chicken coops and dog runs. Any structure to be used for the purpose of housing animals must be located in the rear yard and be a minimum of 30 feet from property lines." Duck coops we build.

Building a coop in Township of Galloway?

Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Atlantic County and all of New Jersey, sized to your flock and built to your town's rules.

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.