Animal Ordinances in Cherry Hill, NJ (2026)
7 verified animal ordinances for Cherry Hill, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Cherry Hill Township Code § 8-8 regulates keeping sheep, goats and swine: a Township Division of Health certificate is required before keeping any of the three, and § 8-8.7 bars keeping them within 300 feet of any dwelling house. The chapter has no chicken or poultry-keeping provision at all.
Cherry Hill Sheep, Goat and Swine Keeping Law
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township Code §§ 8-8.1, 8-8.7
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or stable any sheep, goats or swine within the limits of the Township without having first received from the Township Division of Health a certificate stating that the place where the sheep, goats or swine are kept is maintained, conducted and controlled in a clean and sanitary fashion and in such a manner, as in the judgment of the Division of Vital ...
Dog Leash Laws
Cherry Hill Township bans dogs running at large on public streets, in parks, public buildings or any public place, and requires any dog in a public or semi-public area of a multi-dwelling complex to be on a leash no longer than six feet, accompanied by a person, under Township Code § 8-2.11.
Cherry Hill Dog Leash and Running-at-Large Law
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township Code § 8-2.11
a. Prohibited. No person owning, keeping, harboring, or having custody of any dog shall suffer or permit it to run at large upon the public streets, in any public park, in any public building, or in any other public place within the Township. b. Adequate Leash Required. No person owning, keeping, harboring, or having custody of any dog shall suffer or permit it to be upon the public streets, in...
Breed Restrictions
Cherry Hill Township Code § 8-2.13 has no breed-specific dog ban; instead it lets the Municipal Court declare an individual dog 'vicious' or 'potentially dangerous' under N.J.S.A. 4:19-22 and 4:19-23, and the Township charges a $700.00 annual license fee plus monthly compliance inspections for any dog so declared.
Cherry Hill Vicious and Dangerous Dog Law
Significant RestrictionsCherry Hill Township Code § 8-2.13
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG: ... Shall mean any dog or dog hybrid declared potentially dangerous by a Municipal Court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-23. VICIOUS DOG: Shall mean any dog or dog hybrid declared vicious by a Municipal Court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:19-22. ... Fees for License. The annual fee to be paid for a potentially dangerous dog license and each renewal thereof shall be seven hundred (...
Wildlife Feeding
Cherry Hill Township bans feeding unconfined wildlife, including deer and geese, anywhere on Township-owned or Township-operated property, including its public parks. The Police Department enforces the rule, can order violators to stop feeding on the spot, and a conviction carries a fine of up to $500.
Cherry Hill Public Wildlife Feeding Ban
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township Code § 17-6.5
Prohibited Conduct. ... No person shall feed, in any public park or on any other property owned or operated by Cherry Hill Township, any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at environmental education centers). ... This subsection shall be enforced by the Police Department of Cherry Hill Township. ...
Cat Rules
Cherry Hill Township Code § 8-7.3 requires every cat over seven months old to be rabies-vaccinated and licensed, renewed annually by July 31, while § 8-6.2 separately bars cats from soiling or committing a nuisance on public property; stray or unlicensed cats found off their owner's premises are subject to impoundment.
Cherry Hill Cat Licensing and Control Law
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township Code § 8-7.3
No person shall own, keep, harbor, or maintain any cat over seven (7) months of age within the Township, unless the cat is vaccinated and licensed. The provisions of this section do not apply to cats held in a cattery, or a veterinary establishment where cats are received or kept for diagnostic, medical, surgical, or other treatments, or licensed animal shelters, pounds, kennels, or pet shops.
Pet Store Rules
Cherry Hill Township Code § 8-3.4 bars pet shops from selling dogs or cats except those obtained from or displayed in cooperation with an animal care facility or an animal rescue organization, and bans the sale of any dog or cat younger than eight weeks old.
Cherry Hill Pet Shop Dog and Cat Sale Rules
Heavy RestrictionsCherry Hill Township Code § 8-3.4
PET SHOP: Shall mean a retail establishment where dogs and cats are sold, exchanged, bartered or offered for sale as pet animals to the general public at retail. Such definition shall not include an animal care facility or animal rescue organization, as defined. ... b. Regulations. 1. A pet shop may offer for sale only those dogs and cats that the pet shop has obtained from or displays in coope...
Bird Protection
In every Cherry Hill Township park, it is illegal to hunt, molest, harm, trap or kill any bird, wildlife or reptile, or to take their eggs or nests, with a narrow exception only for snakes known to be deadly poisonous.
Cherry Hill Township Park Wildlife and Bird Protection
Significant RestrictionsCherry Hill Township Code § 22-1.9d
Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, pursue, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, wildlife, reptile or bird; nor shall be/she remove or have in his/her possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest, or young of any reptile or bird. Exception to the foregoing is made in that snakes, known to be deadly poisonous, or deadly reptiles, may be killed on sight.
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