Can you keep chickens in Montville Township, NJ?
Yes. Montville allows up to 8 domestic fowl on any lot as a permitted accessory use. Roosters are prohibited except on lots of 5 acres or more, and the shelter must sit at least 10 feet from any property line.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes |
| Hens | Up to 8 fowl (more on farms) |
| Roosters | Prohibited (except on 5+ acre lots) |
| Permit | Not required (permitted outright) |
| Coop setback | 10 ft from any property line |
| Lot size | No minimum for 8 fowl |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- Sanitation required, with no unreasonable noise or odor.
- Manure storage kept at least 100 ft from wetlands and wells.
- Adopted 2021, amended 2024.
What about ducks?
Yes. Montville's domestic fowl definition includes ducks, so the same rule applies: up to 8 birds on any lot, with the shelter at least 10 feet from property lines.
§ 230-54 (Domestic Fowl); § 230-161.2B: "DOMESTIC FOWL Includes, but is not necessarily limited to, ducks, geese, swans, turkeys, and chickens." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Montville Township?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Morris 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.
Chicken rules in nearby Morris County towns
Compare them side by side in the Morris County table.
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