Can you keep chickens in Borough of Seaside Heights, NJ?
Unclear. The borough bans keeping livestock and gives cows, sheep, pigs and goats as the examples, but it never names chickens or poultry, so whether hens count is an open question for the borough to answer.
The rules at a glance
| Chickens allowed | Unclear |
| Hens | Not specified |
| Roosters | Not specified |
| Permit | Not specified |
| Coop setback | Not specified |
| Lot size | No minimum stated |
Good to know
- Section 29-20B bans horses and animals commonly referred to as livestock, listing cows, sheep, pigs and goats, all mammals, followed by the words or others.
- Section 29-1 defines an animal as any live vertebrate creature but does not define livestock, poultry or fowl.
- Chapter 29 otherwise covers dogs, cats, feral cat colonies and wildlife feeding.
- Code-wide searches for chicken and fowl returned no results and poultry returned only a flood-damage definition.
Source: Borough of Seaside Heights Code (eCode360), § 29-20, Keeping of certain animals prohibited (view the ordinance)
Verified 2026-09. Ordinances change and zoning can differ by district; always confirm the current rules with the Borough of Seaside Heights clerk or zoning office before you build.
Building a coop in Borough of Seaside Heights?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across OceanCounty 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.
Ready to keep your flock safe?
Tell us about your animals and your land. We'll design a coop built to last, on-site, just for you.