Leaf-blower limits are set by each Atlantic County municipality, not the state. Margate, Ventnor, and Longport fold blowers into general noise-ordinance hours; New Jersey imposes no statewide gas-blower ban.
New Jersey sets no statewide leaf-blower ban, so limits across Atlantic County come from each municipality. Shore towns such as Margate, Ventnor, Longport, and Brigantine fold gas and electric blowers into general noise-ordinance limits on daytime operation rather than banning gas units outright, and some tighten summer-season hours near the beach blocks. Both types answer to the local noise ordinance and the state code's daytime 65 dBA cap at a residential property line. Landscapers follow the operating hours their town fixes, typically weekday and Saturday daytime. Atlantic County itself sets no leaf-blower rule.
Running a blower outside permitted hours brings a municipal noise-ordinance fine set by local court, and repeat operation after warning can raise the penalty.
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