New Jersey has no statewide defensible-space mandate for homeowners. Burning brush to clear it is prohibited under N.J.A.C. 7:27-2.3, which bars disposing of any type of plant by open burning across Atlantic County.
Atlantic County residents cannot dispose of brush, branches, or yard growth by burning. N.J.A.C. 7:27-2.3, enforced by the NJDEP, prohibits open burning of any type of plant, fallen leaves, and refuse throughout the state. Clearing vegetation is handled by chipping, hauling, or municipal yard-waste pickup rather than fire. In the Pinelands townships — Galloway, Hamilton, Mullica, and Hammonton — the New Jersey Forest Fire Service runs prescribed burns and encourages homeowners to keep pitch pine and scrub oak trimmed back from structures, but that work is not a license for open burning. Egg Harbor Township and Absecon enforce these limits alongside municipal property-maintenance codes requiring overgrown lots to be cleared.
Illegal open burning of brush or leaves is enforced by NJDEP and local officials, with penalties that can reach thousands of dollars per day under the Air Pollution Control Act, plus suppression costs if a fire spreads.
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