Paramus regulates the keeping of poultry and livestock through Board of Health rules requiring substantial setbacks from any building used by humans for dwelling or business.
Under the Borough of Paramus Sanitation Code, no rabbits, hares, guinea pigs, or poultry may be kept within 50 feet of any door or window of a building occupied by humans. Sheep and goats require an even greater 100-foot separation from any occupied structure. All animals must be housed in suitable shelters or coops kept thoroughly clean, cleaned at least weekly, and open to inspection by the Board of Health or its agents at any time.
Keeping poultry within 50 feet of a home, housing goats within 100 feet of an occupied building, or maintaining unsanitary or uninspectable coops violates the ordinance.
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