Can you keep chickens in Borough of Prospect Park, NJ?
Yes, with a Board of Health permit. The coop must sit on concrete piers and be at least 20 feet from any home, church, school, public building or street line.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Yes, with conditions |
| Hens | No stated limit |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Required: $2 annual Board of Health permit, expires April 30 |
| Coop setback | 20 ft from any dwelling, church, school or public building and from the street line |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
| Ducks | Same rules as chickens |
Good to know
- The Board of Health grants permits at one of its regular meetings.
- The poultry house must be raised on cement or concrete piers with at least 18 inches of clearance underneath and be rat-proofed.
- Poultry can't be kept in any building people live in.
- A separate dangerous-animals section bans turkeys, gamecocks and other fighting birds.
What about ducks?
Yes, with a permit. Prospect Park's live poultry definition includes ducks, so ducks need the same Board of Health permit and the same raised coop set 20 feet from homes and streets.
§§ 299-1, 299-2, 299-3: "LIVE POULTRY All manner of domestic and wild birds, and includes fowl, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and all other domesticated birds" Duck coops we build.
Building a coop in Borough of Prospect Park?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Passaic 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 Passaic County towns
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