Woodbridge, NJ Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Ban applies
- All Municipal Grounds, all hours
- Covered sites
- Parks, rec facilities, Health Center
- First-offense fine
- $100
- Repeat-offense fine
- $250
- Effective date
- July 1, 2008
- Related rule
- Community Center ban, $75 fine
Summary
Woodbridge prohibits smoking at all times on Municipal Grounds, defined to include parks, recreation facilities, the Health Center, the Municipal Complex and their surrounding lots and walkways, under § 3-34.2. First offenders pay a $100 fine and repeat offenders pay $250, on top of the separate statewide ban on smoking inside municipal buildings.
MUNICIPAL GROUNDS Shall mean any property or portion thereof, owned or leased by the Township of Woodbridge which are routinely accessed by the general public, including but not limited to parks, recreation facilities, the Health Center and the Municipal Complex, and is intended to include the land on which any building is located, including, but not limited to the surrounding surface parking lot, and parking deck, walkways, paths and lands appurtenant thereto. ... Smoking is prohibited on the Municipal Grounds at all times.
Full Breakdown
1 defines 'Municipal Grounds' broadly as any property or portion of property owned or leased by the Township that the general public routinely accesses, expressly naming parks, recreation facilities, the Health Center and the Municipal Complex, and reaching the land any building sits on along with its surrounding surface parking lot, parking deck, walkways and paths. 'Smoking' is defined to cover burning, inhaling from, exhaling smoke from, or simply possessing a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or other lit tobacco product. 2 bans smoking on those Municipal Grounds at all times, with no exception carved out for outdoor areas such as ballfields, playgrounds or plaza space outside Township buildings.
A. 26:3D-58a. 5. A related but separate provision, § 3-44, bans use of any tobacco-containing product on the grounds of the Woodbridge Community Center at 600 Main Street specifically, carrying its own $75 maximum fine rather than the § 3-34 penalty schedule.
Violations & Fines
A first offense under § 3-34.2 draws a $100 fine, and every subsequent violation draws $250, per § 3-34.4. The separate Woodbridge Community Center tobacco ban in § 3-44 carries a lower $75 maximum fine, so the exact penalty depends on which specific municipal property the violation occurred on.
Frequently Asked Questions
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