Is it legal where I live?

[SalGambino]

Me and my fiancé want to get chickens but don't know how to go about finding if it's legal where I live. We live in Hightstown NJ. Any info or links will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Local Chicken Laws & Ordinances

New Jersey

 

[loljusticar]

Me and my fiancé want to get chickens but don't know how to go about finding if it's legal where I live. We live in Hightstown NJ. Any info or links will be greatly appreciated.

Hello! Did some research and this is what I found:
5-4.1. Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

“Farm Animals” shall mean those animals customarily found on a farm, including but not limited to horses, goats, sheep, cows, cattle, or other hoofed animals.

“Fowl” shall mean chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, peacocks, ostriches, game birds or any other fowl.

5-4.3 Keeping of Fowl.

No person shall harbor or keep any fowl within the limits of the Borough except in conformance with this article and in accordance with applicable provisions of the Borough’s Ordinances. The following provisions are applicable:

1. A maximum number of fowl shall not exceed six (6) regardless of property size. Any issue or offspring of any fowl exceeding that number shall be removed within sixty (60) days of birth or hatching.
2. All fowl shall be kept in a fenced or penned area, or in coops, with raised floor, not dirt or bare floors, and shall be kept and maintained at least thirty-five (35) feet from the principal building on the property and at least thirty-five (35) feet from all property lines.
3. No fowl should be allowed to fly around or at large, but shall be confined in a suitable house or coop and with an enclosed runway or fenced area.

So it looks like you're allowed to have chickens but you can't more than 6, they must be in a fenced area and they must have a living space.

Source: http://168.144.49.169/ordinances/ordinance/default.aspx