Whether you may keep backyard chickens is decided by your municipality's zoning code, not by Camden County. New Jersey counties do not zone; land use is municipal home rule under the Municipal Land Use Law.
Under New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D), zoning and animal-keeping standards are set by each municipality, and Camden County does not zone. Towns like Cherry Hill, Pennsauken, Voorhees, and Winslow each set their own rules on whether hens are allowed, how many, coop setbacks, and roosters. Some towns permit a limited number of hens in residential zones; others prohibit poultry outside agricultural lots. Because rules vary sharply town to town, confirm with your municipal zoning officer before building a coop. The county's role is limited to health-nuisance response and mosquito/vector control.
Zoning violations are enforced by the municipality, typically as ordinance violations with per-day fines set by local code.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
camden-county-nj
Camden County does not prohibit backyard composting, and New Jersey encourages it to divert organic waste. Local nuisance and property-maintenance codes gove...
camden-county-nj
Camden County sets no rule on artificial turf for private yards. Whether synthetic turf is allowed, and any coverage, drainage, or setback conditions, is dec...
camden-county-nj
Camden County does not require or restrict native-plant landscaping for private yards. New Jersey and NJDEP promote native plants for stormwater and pollinat...
camden-county-nj
New Jersey allows residential rainwater harvesting, and Camden County sets no rule against rain barrels or cisterns. The state actively promotes rain barrels...
camden-county-nj
Camden County sets no lawn-watering rule. Mandatory outdoor-watering restrictions in New Jersey only take effect when the Governor declares a drought emergen...
camden-county-nj
Camden County does not enforce a countywide weed ordinance. Each municipality prohibits noxious weeds and overgrown vegetation through its property-maintenan...
See how Camden County's chickens & livestock rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.