Keeping livestock such as horses, cattle, goats or pigs in Middlesex County is controlled by municipal zoning. Qualifying commercial farms are protected under New Jersey's Right to Farm Act, administered by the County Agriculture Development Board.
Middlesex County does not itself license or ban livestock; each municipality's zoning code determines whether livestock are permitted, sets minimum lot sizes and prescribes setbacks for barns, stables and manure. In the county's more developed towns, livestock are typically limited to agricultural or large-lot zones. Farms meeting the commercial-farm criteria (generally five or more acres producing at least $2,500 annually, or smaller farms with higher income) may qualify for protection under the New Jersey Right to Farm Act (N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.); disputes over municipal ordinances for such farms are decided by the Middlesex County Agriculture Development Board rather than local courts.
Municipal zoning penalties for keeping livestock where prohibited or violating setback rules; commercial-farm conflicts go before the County Agriculture Development Board.
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Edison, NJ
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Edison, NJ
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Edison, NJ
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Edison, NJ
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Edison, NJ
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Edison, NJ
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