Can you keep chickens in Township of Southampton, NJ?
Unclear. The published code has no provision on keeping chickens or poultry on a residential lot, so there is no stated limit, permit or setback.
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 |
Good to know
- A code-wide search for chicken, hens, poultry, fowl and livestock returned only definitions of agriculture and farm, plus the right to farm section.
- Section 12-4.3, Animals, covers wild animals and horses only, with no mention of chickens or fowl.
- Poultry appears in the code as part of the agriculture and farm land use definitions in Chapter 12 and the Pinelands chapter.
Source: Township of Southampton Code (eCode360), § 12-4.3, Animals (Land Development) (view the ordinance)
Verified 2026-09. Ordinances change and zoning can differ by district; always confirm the current rules with the Township of Southampton clerk or zoning office before you build.
Building a coop in Township of Southampton?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Burlington 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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