Public Conduct in Burlington County, NJ (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Burlington County, New Jersey.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
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 dressed to commonly accepted standards, reserving undressing or clothing changes to authorized park bathroom facilities only.
Public Urination and Defecation Banned in Burlington County Parks
Heavy RestrictionsBurlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations, Rule 15
All persons on Parks System properties shall be clothed sufficiently to conform with commonly accepted standards of dress or recreational wearing apparel. No person shall change clothes or disrobe except in the privacy of authorized Parks System bathroom facilities. Public urination and defecation are prohibited.
Loitering Rules
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 the violation to a disorderly person or defiant trespasser charge under Rule 38.
Ignoring Park Rules in Burlington County Is Disorderly
Significant RestrictionsBurlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations, Rules 36, 37 and 38
No person shall remain within a Parks System property who does not abide by conditions adopted and posted by the Board for the preservation of good order and the protection of property within the Parks System property. 37. Violators of the Parks System Rules and Regulations will be considered disorderly persons and will be escorted from the park. 38. Violators who refuse to leave the park upon ...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
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, playgrounds, trails and festival grounds. The Board of County Commissioners added the ban by resolution in 2013 and it covers every park, trail and canoe trail the County runs.
Smoking Banned in All Burlington County Parks
Heavy RestrictionsBurlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations, Rule 6
Smoking and the use of tobacco and tobacco products are prohibited on or in all Parks System properties, whether indoors or outdoors, including, but not limited to parking lots, playgrounds, trails (park, regional and canoe trails), buildings, exhibits, programs or festivals.
Public Alcohol Use
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 while under the influence of alcohol. The Board of County Commissioners enforces the ban across every park, trail and natural area it manages.
No Alcohol Allowed in Burlington County Parks
Heavy RestrictionsBurlington County Parks System Rules and Regulations, Rule 5
No person shall possess or consume alcoholic beverages, drugs, or narcotics, or possess drug paraphernalia in any Parks System property nor shall any person be permitted within a Parks System property under the influence of intoxicating beverages, drugs, or narcotics.
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