Can you keep chickens in Borough of Union Beach, NJ?
Unclear. Nothing in the Union Beach code addresses keeping chickens or poultry one way or the other.
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
- Searched the full code for poultry, chicken, fowl, livestock, farm animal, agricultur and house pets. Chicken and fowl returned no results at all.
- The only poultry hits were a flood-damage definition and lists of permitted retail stores in the B-1 and B-3 commercial zones.
- Chapter 5 and Board of Health Chapter BH1, both titled Animal Control, cover dogs, cats and pet shops only.
- Union Beach's New Laws list was empty as of September 2026.
Source: Borough of Union Beach Code (eCode360), Chapter 5, Animal Control, and Chapter BH1, Animal Control (searched; no poultry provision) (view the ordinance)
Verified 2026-09. Ordinances change and zoning can differ by district; always confirm the current rules with the Borough of Union Beach clerk or zoning office before you build.
Building a coop in Borough of Union Beach?
Triano Farms builds custom, predator-proof chicken coops on-site across Monmouth 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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