Last month, Barnegat Township Committeemembers were thrown off guard during the public portion when the main topic was chickens. At that time, residents Christian Aguilar and Brandon Baker complained that an ordinance requiring that homeowners who raise chickens must have at least one acre of property was too restrictive. The two had recently been served summonses by the township code enforcement officer.

Subsequently Aguilar had his premises inspectedby astate Department of Agriculture Livestock inspector, who saidhis…