Burlington County, NJ Ordinances (2026)

Burlington County accepts bulky waste at its Resource Recovery Complex in Florence. The Complex includes a Class B recycling facility for bulky materials plus a bulky-materials center…

Burlington County's Parks System Rules and Regulations ask every park visitor to recycle cans and bottles at any property that provides recycling receptacles, and to carry those…

Burlington County parks use a Carry In/Carry Out refuse policy at designated properties and areas: rather than county-provided trash pickup, visitors must remove all refuse generated…

Dumping trash, tires, appliances, or debris on public land is illegal in Burlington County. The county's Illegal Dumping program warns that public lands "are being used as dumping…

Rule 6 of the Burlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations bans smoking and tobacco use everywhere on County park property, indoors and outdoors alike, including parking lots…

Rule 15 of the Burlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations flatly prohibits public urination and defecation anywhere on Parks System property and requires visitors to be…

Anyone who stays in a Burlington County park without following the Board's posted conditions can be treated as a disorderly person under Rule 36. Refusing to leave when told escalates…

Rule 5 of the Burlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations bars possessing or drinking alcoholic beverages anywhere in the County Parks System, and also bars being in a park…

Loading zones on public streets are established and enforced by each Burlington County municipality, not the county. The county controls loading and access only on its own roads and…

Rule 14 of the Burlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations requires every vehicle in a county park to park only in a designated parking area and bans blocking roads, trails…

Burlington County parks open around 7:00 AM and close about one-half hour after sunset, so no vehicle may remain parked overnight in any County Parks System lot. The Board of County…

Burlington County Parks System properties open around 7:00 AM and close about one-half hour after sunset (Mount Holly, per the National Weather Service), unless the Board of County…

Rule 13 of the Burlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations bars disruptive noise and bans public address or loudspeaker systems anywhere in the county's parks unless the Board…

Rule 18 of the Burlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations bars camping, tents, shelters or encampments anywhere in the county's parks without the County's express permission…

Burlington County bans posting any signs or notices, including political signs, anywhere in the County Parks System without the Board of County Commissioners' written permission. Rule…

Burlington County does not regulate garage-sale signs on streets or private lots; that is municipal. On county park property, posting any sign or notice or distributing advertisements…

Private groups that want to reserve a facility or hold a meeting or exhibition in a Burlington County park need to go through the County's Facility Use Policies under Rule 7 of the…

Burlington County's Parks System Rules and Regulations flatly prohibit cutting, digging up, or removing any vegetation, soil, or water from county park property. Rule 24 requires…

Burlington County limits open flame in its parks to spots the county itself sets up for that purpose. Rule 29 of the Parks System Rules and Regulations bars building, lighting, or…

Burlington County bans fireworks outright on every Parks System property. Rule 30 of the Parks System Rules and Regulations makes it unlawful to possess, discharge, or set off…

Mobile food vending is not allowed in Burlington County parks unless the Board of County Commissioners authorizes it first. Rule 35 of the Parks System Rules and Regulations bars…

Burlington County does not regulate cats directly. New Jersey does not require statewide cat licensing, though some towns mandate it by ordinance. The county's key cat rule is public…

Rule 19 of the Burlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations requires dogs and cats in county parks to be on a physical leash no longer than six feet and under the owner's…

Rule 23 of the Burlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations, under the "WILDLIFE" heading, bars releasing any animal, reptile or bird onto park property and states exotic…