Can you keep chickens in Township of Manalapan, NJ?
Manalapan's animal ordinances regulate only dogs, cats, and pigs; there's no chicken or poultry provision, so hen-keeping isn't addressed there and would fall to zoning and right-to-farm. Confirm with the township.
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 |
| Ducks | Not addressed in the code |
Good to know
- The animals chapter covers only dogs, cats, and pet shops.
- The Board of Health chapter regulates only hogs, pigs, and swine, and references the right to farm.
- Popular claims that Manalapan allows unlimited chickens are hobby-forum assertions, not in the code; check the land-use ordinance with the township.
What about ducks?
Manalapan allows livestock only with a permitted farm, and its right-to-farm definitions list poultry as livestock, but the code never defines poultry or mentions ducks or backyard birds. Ask the township before keeping ducks.
§ 95-7.42; § 95-7.48C: "No livestock is permitted in any zone except in conjunction with a permitted farm or as otherwise specifically permitted by regulations." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Township of Manalapan?
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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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