Can you keep ducks in New Jersey?
Depends on the town, and usually on a definition. Of the 483 New Jersey towns we've read so far, 206 allow ducks under their rules, 131 don't, and 146 never address them. Only 187 name ducks at all; the rest turn on whether "poultry" or "fowl" is defined to include them.
| Town | County | Ducks |
|---|---|---|
| Borough of Buena | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Folsom | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Absecon | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Atlantic City | Atlantic | Not allowed |
| City of Brigantine | Atlantic | Not addressed |
| City of Corbin City | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Egg Harbor City | Atlantic | Not addressed |
| City of Estell Manor | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Linwood | Atlantic | Not allowed |
| City of Northfield | Atlantic | Not allowed |
| City of Pleasantville | Atlantic | Not allowed |
| City of Port Republic | Atlantic | Not addressed |
| City of Somers Point | Atlantic | Not allowed |
| Hamilton Township (Atlantic) | Atlantic | Not addressed |
| Margate City | Atlantic | Not addressed |
| Town of Hammonton | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Buena Vista | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Galloway | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Mullica | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Weymouth | Atlantic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Ventnor City | Atlantic | Not allowed |
| Borough of Allendale | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Borough of Alpine | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Bergenfield | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Cliffside Park | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Borough of Closter | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Cresskill | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Demarest | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Dumont | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Borough of East Rutherford | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Edgewater | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Elmwood Park | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Emerson | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Englewood Cliffs | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Fair Lawn | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Fairview | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Fort Lee | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Franklin Lakes | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Glen Rock | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Harrington Park | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Hasbrouck Heights | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Haworth | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Leonia | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Little Ferry | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Lodi | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Borough of Maywood | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Borough of Midland Park | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Montvale | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Moonachie | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of New Milford | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Borough of North Arlington | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Northvale | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Norwood | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Oakland | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Borough of Old Tappan | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Oradell | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Palisades Park | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Paramus | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Park Ridge | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Ramsey | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of River Edge | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Rockleigh | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Borough of Rutherford | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Saddle River | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Upper Saddle River | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Waldwick | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Wallington | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Wood-Ridge | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Borough of Woodcliff Lake | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Englewood | Bergen | Not allowed |
| City of Garfield | Bergen | Not addressed |
| City of Hackensack | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Mahwah Township | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Lyndhurst | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of River Vale | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Rochelle Park | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Township of Saddle Brook | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Township of South Hackensack | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Township of Teaneck | Bergen | Not allowed |
| Township of Washington | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Village of Ridgefield Park | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Village of Ridgewood | Bergen | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Wyckoff Township | Bergen | Not addressed |
| Borough of Fieldsboro | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Medford Lakes | Burlington | Not allowed |
| Borough of Palmyra | Burlington | Not allowed |
| City of Beverly | Burlington | Not allowed |
| City of Bordentown | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Burlington | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Mansfield Township (Burlington) | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Medford Township | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Springfield Township (Burlington) | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Bass River | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Bordentown | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Chesterfield | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Cinnaminson | Burlington | Not addressed |
| Township of Delanco | Burlington | Not addressed |
| Township of Delran | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Eastampton | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Edgewater Park | Burlington | Not allowed |
| Township of Evesham | Burlington | Not addressed |
| Township of Florence | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Hainesport | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Lumberton | Burlington | Not addressed |
| Township of Maple Shade | Burlington | Not allowed |
| Township of Moorestown | Burlington | Not addressed |
| Township of Mount Holly | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Mount Laurel | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of North Hanover | Burlington | Not addressed |
| Township of Pemberton | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Riverside | Burlington | Not addressed |
| Township of Tabernacle | Burlington | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Westampton | Burlington | Not addressed |
| Borough of Audubon | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Audubon Park | Camden | Not addressed |
| Borough of Barrington | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Bellmawr | Camden | Not addressed |
| Borough of Berlin | Camden | Not addressed |
| Borough of Brooklawn | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Chesilhurst | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Clementon | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Collingswood | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Gibbsboro | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Haddon Heights | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Haddonfield | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Laurel Springs | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Lawnside | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Lindenwold | Camden | Not addressed |
| Borough of Magnolia | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Merchantville | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Mount Ephraim | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Oaklyn | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Pine Hill | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Runnemede | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Somerdale | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Stratford | Camden | Not allowed |
| Borough of Tavistock | Camden | Not addressed |
| Borough of Woodlynne | Camden | Not addressed |
| City of Camden | Camden | Not allowed |
| City of Gloucester City | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Berlin | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Gloucester | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Haddon | Camden | Not allowed |
| Township of Pennsauken | Camden | Not allowed |
| Township of Voorhees | Camden | Not addressed |
| Township of Waterford | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Winslow | Camden | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Cape May Point | Cape May | Not allowed |
| Borough of Wildwood Crest | Cape May | Not allowed |
| Borough of Woodbine | Cape May | Not addressed |
| City of Ocean City | Cape May | Not allowed |
| City of Wildwood | Cape May | Not addressed |
| Township of Dennis | Cape May | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Lower | Cape May | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Middle | Cape May | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Upper | Cape May | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Shiloh | Cumberland | Not addressed |
| City of Bridgeton | Cumberland | Not allowed |
| City of Millville | Cumberland | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Vineland | Cumberland | Not addressed |
| Greenwich Township (Cumberland) | Cumberland | Not addressed |
| Hopewell Township (Cumberland) | Cumberland | Not allowed |
| Lawrence Township (Cumberland) | Cumberland | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Commercial | Cumberland | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Deerfield | Cumberland | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Downe | Cumberland | Not addressed |
| Township of Fairfield (Cumberland) | Cumberland | Not allowed |
| Township of Maurice River | Cumberland | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Stow Creek | Cumberland | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Upper Deerfield | Cumberland | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Caldwell | Essex | Not allowed |
| Borough of Essex Fells | Essex | Not allowed |
| Borough of Glen Ridge | Essex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of North Caldwell | Essex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Roseland | Essex | Not addressed |
| City of Newark | Essex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Orange Township | Essex | Not allowed |
| Township of Belleville | Essex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Bloomfield | Essex | Not allowed |
| Township of Cedar Grove | Essex | Not addressed |
| Township of Fairfield | Essex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Irvington | Essex | Not allowed |
| Township of Maplewood | Essex | Not addressed |
| Township of Millburn | Essex | Not addressed |
| Township of Montclair | Essex | Not addressed |
| Township of Nutley | Essex | Not addressed |
| Township of South Orange Village | Essex | Not addressed |
| Township of Verona | Essex | Not allowed |
| Township of West Caldwell | Essex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of West Orange | Essex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Clayton | Gloucester | Not allowed |
| Borough of Glassboro | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Newfield | Gloucester | Not allowed |
| Borough of Paulsboro | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Pitman | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Swedesboro | Gloucester | Not addressed |
| Borough of Wenonah | Gloucester | Not allowed |
| Borough of Westville | Gloucester | Not addressed |
| Borough of Woodbury Heights | Gloucester | Not allowed |
| City of Woodbury | Gloucester | Not allowed |
| Greenwich Township (Gloucester) | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Harrison Township (Gloucester) | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Monroe Township (Gloucester) | Gloucester | Not addressed |
| Township of Elk | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Franklin (Gloucester) | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Logan | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Mantua | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of South Harrison | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of West Deptford | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Woolwich | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Washington Township (Gloucester) | Gloucester | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of East Newark | Hudson | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Bayonne | Hudson | Not allowed |
| City of Hoboken | Hudson | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Jersey City | Hudson | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Union City | Hudson | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Town of Guttenberg | Hudson | Not addressed |
| Town of Kearny | Hudson | Not addressed |
| Town of West New York | Hudson | Not allowed |
| Borough of Bloomsbury | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Borough of Califon | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Borough of Flemington | Hunterdon | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Frenchtown | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Borough of Glen Gardner | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Borough of Hampton (Hunterdon) | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Borough of High Bridge | Hunterdon | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Milford | Hunterdon | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Lambertville | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Clinton Township | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Delaware Township | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Raritan Township | Hunterdon | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Readington Township | Hunterdon | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Tewksbury Township | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Town of Clinton | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Township of Alexandria | Hunterdon | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Bethlehem | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Township of East Amwell | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Township of Franklin | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Township of Holland | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Township of Kingwood | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Township of Lebanon | Hunterdon | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Union | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Township of West Amwell | Hunterdon | Not addressed |
| Borough of Hightstown | Mercer | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Hopewell | Mercer | Not allowed |
| City of Trenton | Mercer | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Municipality of Princeton | Mercer | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Ewing | Mercer | Not allowed |
| Township of Hamilton | Mercer | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Hopewell | Mercer | Not addressed |
| Township of Lawrence | Mercer | Not addressed |
| Township of Robbinsville | Mercer | Not addressed |
| Township of West Windsor | Mercer | Not allowed |
| Borough of Dunellen | Middlesex | Not allowed |
| Borough of Helmetta | Middlesex | Not addressed |
| Borough of Middlesex | Middlesex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Sayreville | Middlesex | Not addressed |
| Borough of South River | Middlesex | Not allowed |
| Borough of Spotswood | Middlesex | Not allowed |
| City of New Brunswick | Middlesex | Not allowed |
| City of Perth Amboy | Middlesex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Monroe Township (Middlesex) | Middlesex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| South Brunswick Township | Middlesex | Not addressed |
| Township of Cranbury | Middlesex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of East Brunswick | Middlesex | Not addressed |
| Township of Edison | Middlesex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of North Brunswick | Middlesex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Old Bridge | Middlesex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Piscataway | Middlesex | Not addressed |
| Township of Plainsboro | Middlesex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Woodbridge | Middlesex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Allenhurst | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Allentown | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Borough of Atlantic Highlands | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Bradley Beach | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Deal | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Eatontown | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Borough of Englishtown | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Fair Haven | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Farmingdale | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Freehold | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Borough of Highlands | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Keansburg | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Keyport | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Lake Como | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Borough of Little Silver | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Matawan | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Monmouth Beach | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Neptune City | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Oceanport | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Red Bank | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Roosevelt | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Borough of Rumson | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Shrewsbury | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Spring Lake | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Spring Lake Heights | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Borough of Tinton Falls | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Borough of West Long Branch | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| City of Asbury Park | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Colts Neck Township | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Howell Township | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Marlboro Township | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Township of Aberdeen | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Township of Freehold | Monmouth | Not allowed |
| Township of Hazlet | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Township of Holmdel | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Township of Manalapan | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Township of Middletown | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Township of Millstone | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Ocean | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Upper Freehold | Monmouth | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Wall | Monmouth | Not addressed |
| Borough of Butler | Morris | Not addressed |
| Borough of Chatham | Morris | Not allowed |
| Borough of Chester | Morris | Not addressed |
| Borough of Florham Park | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Kinnelon | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Lincoln Park | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Madison | Morris | Not addressed |
| Borough of Mendham | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Morris Plains | Morris | Not allowed |
| Borough of Mount Arlington | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Mountain Lakes | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Netcong | Morris | Not addressed |
| Borough of Riverdale | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Rockaway | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Victory Gardens | Morris | Not allowed |
| Borough of Wharton | Morris | Not addressed |
| Chester Township | Morris | Not addressed |
| Denville Township | Morris | Not allowed |
| Jefferson Township | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Mendham Township | Morris | Not addressed |
| Montville Township | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Mount Olive Township | Morris | Not addressed |
| Randolph Township | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Rockaway Township | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Roxbury Township | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Town of Boonton | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Town of Dover | Morris | Not allowed |
| Town of Morristown | Morris | Not addressed |
| Township of Boonton | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Chatham | Morris | Not addressed |
| Township of East Hanover | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Hanover | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Harding | Morris | Not addressed |
| Township of Long Hill | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Mine Hill | Morris | Not addressed |
| Township of Morris | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Pequannock | Morris | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Washington Township (Morris) | Morris | Not addressed |
| Borough of Bay Head | Ocean | Not allowed |
| Borough of Beachwood | Ocean | Not addressed |
| Borough of Harvey Cedars | Ocean | Not allowed |
| Borough of Lakehurst | Ocean | Not allowed |
| Borough of Ocean Gate | Ocean | Not allowed |
| Borough of Pine Beach | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Point Pleasant | Ocean | Not addressed |
| Borough of Ship Bottom | Ocean | Not allowed |
| Jackson Township | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Barnegat | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Berkeley | Ocean | Not addressed |
| Township of Brick | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Eagleswood | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Little Egg Harbor | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Manchester | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Ocean (Ocean County) | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Plumsted | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Stafford | Ocean | Not addressed |
| Township of Toms River | Ocean | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Bloomingdale | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Haledon | Passaic | Not allowed |
| Borough of Hawthorne | Passaic | Not allowed |
| Borough of North Haledon | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Pompton Lakes | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Prospect Park | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Ringwood | Passaic | Not addressed |
| Borough of Totowa | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Wanaque | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Woodland Park | Passaic | Not addressed |
| City of Clifton | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Passaic | Passaic | Not allowed |
| City of Paterson | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Little Falls | Passaic | Not addressed |
| Township of Wayne | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| West Milford Township | Passaic | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Elmer | Salem | Not addressed |
| Borough of Penns Grove | Salem | Not addressed |
| Borough of Woodstown | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Salem | Salem | Not allowed |
| Township of Alloway | Salem | Not addressed |
| Township of Carneys Point | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Elsinboro | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Lower Alloways Creek | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Mannington | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Oldmans | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Pennsville | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Pilesgrove | Salem | Not addressed |
| Township of Pittsgrove | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Quinton | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Upper Pittsgrove | Salem | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Bedminster Township | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Bernards Township | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Borough of Bernardsville | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Borough of Manville | Somerset | Not allowed |
| Borough of Millstone | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Borough of North Plainfield | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Borough of Peapack and Gladstone | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Borough of Raritan | Somerset | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Rocky Hill | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Borough of Somerville | Somerset | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of South Bound Brook | Somerset | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Watchung | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Branchburg Township | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Bridgewater Township | Somerset | Not allowed |
| Hillsborough Township | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Montgomery Township | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Township of Franklin | Somerset | Not addressed |
| Township of Warren | Somerset | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Andover Township | Sussex | Not addressed |
| Borough of Andover | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Franklin | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Hamburg | Sussex | Not addressed |
| Borough of Ogdensburg | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Stanhope | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Sussex | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Byram Township | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Frankford Township | Sussex | Not addressed |
| Green Township | Sussex | Not addressed |
| Hardyston Township | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Hopatcong | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Lafayette Township | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Newton | Sussex | Not addressed |
| Township of Fredon | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Hampton | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Montague | Sussex | Not addressed |
| Township of Sparta | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Stillwater | Sussex | Not addressed |
| Vernon Township | Sussex | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Wantage Township | Sussex | Not addressed |
| Borough of Fanwood | Union | Not allowed |
| Borough of Garwood | Union | Not allowed |
| Borough of Kenilworth | Union | Not allowed |
| Borough of Mountainside | Union | Not allowed |
| Borough of New Providence | Union | Not addressed |
| Borough of Roselle | Union | Not allowed |
| Borough of Roselle Park | Union | Not allowed |
| City of Elizabeth | Union | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| City of Linden | Union | Not allowed |
| City of Plainfield | Union | Not addressed |
| City of Rahway | Union | Not addressed |
| City of Summit | Union | Not allowed |
| Town of Westfield | Union | Not allowed |
| Township of Clark | Union | Not allowed |
| Township of Cranford | Union | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Hillside | Union | Not allowed |
| Township of Scotch Plains | Union | Not addressed |
| Township of Springfield | Union | Not addressed |
| Township of Union | Union | Not addressed |
| Winfield Township | Union | Not allowed |
| Allamuchy Township | Warren | Not addressed |
| Blairstown Township | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Borough of Alpha | Warren | Not allowed |
| Borough of Washington | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Franklin Township (Warren) | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Greenwich Township | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Hardwick Township | Warren | Not addressed |
| Harmony Township | Warren | Not addressed |
| Independence Township | Warren | Not addressed |
| Knowlton Township | Warren | Not addressed |
| Liberty Township | Warren | Not addressed |
| Lopatcong Township | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Mansfield Township (Warren) | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Oxford Township | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Pohatcong Township | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Town of Belvidere | Warren | Not addressed |
| Town of Phillipsburg | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Township of Frelinghuysen | Warren | Not addressed |
| Township of Hope | Warren | Allowed (with the town's conditions) |
| Washington Township (Warren) | Warren | Not allowed |
| White Township | Warren | Not addressed |
Each town's page quotes the section that decides it. Ordinances change, so confirm with your town before you buy birds. Chickens instead? See the rules for all 564 towns.
Questions people ask
Can you keep ducks in New Jersey?
It depends on your town, and the answer is usually hidden in a definition. Of the 483 towns we've read so far, 206 allow ducks under their rules, 131 don't, and 146 never say. Only 187 mention ducks by name.
Do chicken rules apply to ducks?
Often, yes. Many towns write their rule about "poultry" or "fowl" and define those words to include ducks, so the same hen limit, permit and setback apply. But some towns that allow backyard chickens allow only chicken hens, so ducks fall under an older ban or a farm-only rule.
What if my town's code doesn't mention ducks?
Then it's unclear, not permitted. Ask your zoning officer in writing before you buy ducklings, and keep the answer. A written reply is what protects you if a neighbor complains later.
Ducks allowed where you live?
Ducks live on the ground, so their coop is low, roomy and ventilated for moisture. We build duck coops on-site across New Jersey with the same hardware cloth and dig-proof skirt as our chicken coops.
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