Long Branch, NJ Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- City Code § 247-2J
- Applies
- All city parks, beaches, boardwalk, promenade
- Bans
- Possession and discharge of fireworks/explosives
- Immediate consequence
- Summary eviction from park
- Max penalty
- $2,000 fine and/or 90 days
Summary
Long Branch bans possessing, setting off, exploding, discharging or burning any firecracker, torpedo, rocket or other fireworks in any city park under City Code § 247-2J. The ban also reaches throwing lit fireworks into a park from an adjacent street or highway, and covers any explosive or inflammable substance capable of the same danger.
J. Bring or have in his possession, or set off or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any firecracker, torpedo, rocket or other fireworks or explosives of inflammable material or discharge them or throw them into any such area from land or highway adjacent thereto. This prohibition includes any substance, compound, mixture or article that in conjunction with any other substance or compound would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904719; v48 updated 2026-06-10; through 06-10-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 247, Article I of the Long Branch Code sets park use regulations first adopted in 1980. Section 247-2 lists activities barred in any public park, and subsection J is the fireworks clause: no person shall bring or have in his possession, or set off or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any firecracker, torpedo, rocket or other fireworks or explosives of inflammable material, and the ban extends to throwing such items into any such area from land or highway adjacent thereto. The subsection closes with a catch-all reaching any substance, compound, mixture or article that in conjunction with any other substance or compound would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints, so an improvised or combined incendiary device is covered even if it is not literally a firecracker or rocket.
The definition of PARK in § 247-1 is broad: it covers any park, recreation, playground or recreation center owned or used by the city, and § 247-1's PUBLIC SPACE definition also reaches the Gazebo at Pier Village, the West End Park and Broadway Park band shells, the Great Lawn, the boardwalk, the promenade, city parking lots and the city's beaches. Enforcement runs through the appropriate park authorities under § 247-5, who may eject a violator on the spot in addition to any citation, and violators can be barred from further admittance to city parks and recreational areas under § 247-6A.
Violations & Fines
A person caught setting off fireworks in a Long Branch park faces summary eviction from the park or beach under § 247-6A and can be denied further admittance at the discretion of the enforcing authority. Beyond that, a citation is punishable under Chapter 1's general penalty, § 1-16, with a fine of up to $2,000, up to 90 days in jail, or up to 90 days of community service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are fireworks allowed on Long Branch's beach or boardwalk?
What happens immediately if someone is caught with fireworks in a Long Branch park?
Does the park fireworks ban cover throwing lit fireworks from the street?
Sources & Official References
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