Can you keep chickens in City of Long Branch, NJ?
Unclear. The Long Branch Code has no section on keeping chickens, poultry or fowl, so there is no stated number, permit or setback to follow.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Unclear |
| Hens | Not specified |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Not specified |
| Lot size | Not specified |
Good to know
- Chapter 109, Animals, covers only dogs and cats (Art. I), police dogs (Art. II) and horses (Art. III). Nothing on poultry.
- Searched the whole code for poultry, fowl, chickens, hens, coop, livestock and agricultur. The only code hits were unrelated: a flood-damage definition of agricultural structure, a solid-waste definition, a retail-food use in the RC-1 zone and farm-market rules in Chapter 345, Art. V.
- No pending ordinance on chickens appears in the code's New Laws list.
- Because the code is silent, anyone planning a coop should ask the Zoning Officer before building.
Source: City of Long Branch Code (eCode360), Ch. 109, Animals (Art. I Dogs and Cats; Art. II Police Dogs; Art. III Horses) (view the ordinance)
Verified 2026-09. Ordinances change and zoning can differ by district; always confirm the current rules with the City of Long Branch clerk or zoning office before you build.
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