Can you keep chickens in Borough of New Providence, NJ?
Unclear. The Board of Health code bans keeping livestock, wild or exotic animals but never defines livestock or mentions chickens, so the code does not say whether backyard hens count.
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
- § 333-162 bans livestock, wild and exotic animals; the code has no definition of livestock.
- § 333-165 says no keeper may let animals or fowl run at large, which mentions fowl without banning or permitting them.
- Code searches for chicken, hens, poultry, fowl, livestock, birds, coop and agricultural found no rule on keeping chickens, including in Chapter 310 Zoning.
- No pending new law (through Ord. 2026-09) touches animals; Ord. 2026-06 amends zoning for data centers only.
What about ducks?
Unclear. New Providence bans livestock but never defines it or mentions ducks, so the code does not say whether ducks count.
§ 333-162: "No livestock, wild or exotic animals shall be permitted or kept within the limits of the municipality." Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of New Providence?
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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.
Chicken rules in nearby Union County towns
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