Cherry Hill, NJ Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Where
- Township parks and recreation areas
- Rule
- Possession/discharge banned
- Exception
- Recreation Dept. permit for supervised display
- Max penalty
- $2,000 fine / 90 days
- Enforcement
- Police + park attendants
Summary
Cherry Hill Township bans possessing, exploding or discharging firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets or other fireworks in any township park, though the Recreation Department can issue a permit for a properly supervised public fireworks display in a designated park area.
No person shall have in his/her possession, or set or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any firecrackers, torpedo rockets, or other fireworks, or explosives of inflammable material, or discharge them or throw them into any such areas from lands or highways adjacent thereto. ... At the discretion of the Recreation Department, permits may be given for conducting properly supervised fireworks in designated park areas.
Full Breakdown
7 of the Revised General Ordinances, titled 'Firearms; Firecrackers; Weapons,' prohibits any person from possessing, setting off, exploding, discharging or burning firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets or other fireworks, or explosives or inflammable material, within a township park, and also bars throwing or discharging such items into a park from adjacent lands or highways. The ordinance extends the ban to 'any other substance or compound, mixture or article' that would be dangerous in combination with another substance. The one carve-out is discretionary: the Recreation Department may issue a permit for a properly supervised fireworks display in a designated park area, meaning private or unsupervised fireworks use in any Cherry Hill park, including popular sites like Croft Farm, Barclay Farmstead grounds or the township's ball field complexes, remains flatly prohibited without that permit.
A. 7 is the Township's own on-the-ground rule for its parkland. The same section also bars carrying firearms, air-rifles, bows and slingshots into parks, showing the ordinance was written as a single park-safety measure covering weapons and explosives together.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Section 22-1.7 is punishable under the Chapter 22 general penalty at Section 22-3.2 and the citywide Section 1-5 schedule: up to a $2,000 fine, up to 90 days' imprisonment, or up to 90 days of community service, plus liability for repair or restoration of any park property damaged by the fireworks. Police and Recreation Department attendants may eject and confiscate the fireworks on the spot under Section 22-3.1.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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