Leaf-blower limits are set by each Somerset County municipality, not the state. Montgomery, Bernards, and Bernardsville restrict gas blowers by season and operating hour; most towns allow them within general noise-ordinance hours.
New Jersey sets no statewide leaf-blower ban, so limits across Somerset County come from each municipality. Affluent towns such as Montgomery, Bernards, and Bernardsville restrict gas-powered blowers by seasonal window or operating hour, while Bridgewater, Hillsborough, and Franklin Township fold them into general noise-ordinance limits on daytime operation. Both gas and electric units 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. Somerset County itself sets no leaf-blower rule.
Running a blower outside permitted hours, or a restricted gas unit where a town bans it, brings a municipal noise-ordinance fine set by local court.
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