Can you keep chickens in Borough of Paulsboro, NJ?
Yes, with a permit. Paulsboro requires a borough permit to keep fowl, and the coop has to sit at least 50 feet from any neighbor's home. The code sets no hen limit.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Required: permit from the borough |
| Coop setback | Coop 50 ft from a neighbor's dwelling or living quarters |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Rule adopted | Oct 2023 |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- The Board of Health chapter lists chickens, ducks and geese among the animals that need a permit.
- Fowl are banned from running at large, and coops must be kept clean and free of odors.
- The one-acre-per-animal rule applies to cows, cattle, swine and goats, not to fowl.
- No fowl may be kept inside a house or other building people live in.
What about ducks?
Ducks follow the same rule as chickens. Paulsboro requires a borough permit to keep fowl, including ducks, and the enclosure must sit at least 50 feet from any neighbor's home.
§§ 44-11, 44-19, 44-20: "fowls, including but not limited to chickens, ducks, or geese; pigs or swine; and peacocks, emus or ostriches without a permit from this Borough" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Paulsboro?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Gloucester 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.
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