Can you keep chickens in Township of Lyndhurst, NJ?
Yes, with a $25 annual chicken coop license from the health officer. The township's permit form allows two hens.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | 2 hens (per the Health Department permit form; the code leaves the number to the health officer) |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Required: $25 annual license |
| Coop setback | Outdoor animal housing at least 5 feet from the property line |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- The code lists chickens and ducks as farm animals, which need a special revocable permit from the health officer.
- Chicken coops are inspected every year by the health inspector.
- Each fowl needs at least 3 square feet of usable space in roofed, ventilated housing with a hard, dry, raised floor, cleaned weekly.
- The permit form says the permit is not transferable and the hens may not be used for business or egg sales.
What about ducks?
Only with a permit. Lyndhurst lists ducks with chickens as farm animals, which need a special revocable permit from the health officer, who sets the number allowed.
§§ 9-1.1, 9-4.2, 9-4.4: "By way of example and not by limitation farm animals shall include sheep, goats, cattle, swine, horses, chickens and ducks." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Lyndhurst?
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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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