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Public Conduct in Cherry Hill, NJ (2026)

4 verified public conduct rules for Cherry Hill, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Public Urination

Cherry Hill Township bans public urination and defecation at its synthetic-surface athletic fields, and any user group needing a portable toilet on site must get Township approval and pay the rental cost itself.

Cherry Hill Township Public Urination Ban at Athletic Fields

Some Restrictions

Cherry Hill Township Code § 22-10.5j

No public urination or defecation. Any user group that desires a "port-o-john" at a site must gain approval from the Township. The Township will also be responsible for the site location and screening of the facility if appropriate. The requesting group will be responsible for all rental fees associated with the portable toilet.

Loitering Rules

Cherry Hill Township bars anyone from loitering or remaining in a park pavilion or structure section reserved by the Recreation Department for the opposite sex, with an exception for children under six, as part of a broader park conduct-and-order rule.

Cherry Hill Township Park Loitering Rules

Light Restrictions

Cherry Hill Township Code § 22-1.13b

Enter into or loiter or remain in any pavilion or any other park structure or section thereof which may be reserved and designated by the Recreation Department for the use of the opposite sex. Exception is made for children under six (6) years of age.

Outdoor Smoking Restrictions

Cherry Hill Township bans smoking anywhere on Township-owned property, including every park, playground, recreation facility, the Municipal Complex, the Department of Public Works, the Public Library, Croft Farm and the Historic Barclay Farmstead. Township Code § 5-8, enacted in 2012, is enforced by the Cherry Hill Police Department with fines that climb from $100 for a first offense to $500 for repeat violations.

Cherry Hill Smoke-Free Public Lands Law

Significant Restrictions

Cherry Hill Township Code §§ 5-8 to 5-8.3

No person shall smoke within the boundary of Cherry Hill Township owned land, or any property which is owned, maintained or in the possession of the Township of Cherry Hill, including but not limited to all parks, playgrounds, active and passive recreational facilities, the Municipal Complex, Department of Public Works, Cherry Hill Public Library, Croft Farm and Historic Barclay Farmstead. ... ...

Public Alcohol Use

Cherry Hill Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, makes it a disorderly persons offense to drink alcohol on any public street, sidewalk, parking lot, park, or public conveyance, or in a parked or moving vehicle on a public way. The same ban covers drinking on someone else's private property without permission and discarding alcohol containers in public, all under Township Code § 5-3.1.

Cherry Hill Township Public Alcohol Ban

Significant Restrictions

Cherry Hill Township Code § 5-3.1

Any person who shall consume alcoholic beverages while in or on a public street, land, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi public place or in any public conveyance; or in a private motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any public street, lane or public parking lot; or while upon any private property not his own without the express permission of the owner or other pers...

Looking for Camden County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Cherry Hill city rules.

Public Conduct in Camden County