Wayne, NJ

In Wayne Township, NJ, it is unlawful to ignite, display, possess or use pyrotechnics, sparklers and smoke/fog machines in any manner inside a commercial structure. The penalty is…

In Wayne Township, NJ, open burning of refuse or plant life, or a salvage operation by open burning, is a declared public health nuisance unless Chapter 32 permits it. Chapter 32…

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildland fire prevention, declares burn bans, and enforces forest fire districts that supersede conflicting municipal…

Wayne Township's noise chapter never says the words leaf blower, but § 121-9 bars landscaping and yard maintenance equipment for residents from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Commercial crews…

In Wayne Township, NJ, § 121-9(C) bars construction and demolition from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays. Only…

Wayne Township treats 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and 11:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekends as unusual time for noise under § 123-4. Plainly audible, excessively loud, harsh or…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a dog that barks or howls for 5 minutes without interruption, an average of 4 or more vocalizations per minute, or vocalizes for 20 minutes…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Code § 121-10 bars removing or disabling any vehicle noise-control device, requires every motorcycle to carry a labeled federal-standard muffler, and…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 121-7 sets A-weighted limits for a residential receiving property of 65 decibels outdoors from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 50 decibels…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 121-9 F bars portable music devices on a public space or public right-of-way from being plainly audible at 50 feet between 8:00…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, no person, family, firm or corporation can keep more than five dogs of licensing age in any one place, and no one can keep or harbor more than five cats…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, no dog can run at large on any public street, park, building or other public place. A dog on public streets, public places or the common areas of a…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, no kennel, pet dealer or pet shop can sell dogs bred in puppy mills or offer any dog or cat younger than 8 weeks old. Each of those businesses needs a…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, it is unlawful for any person to feed or permit the feeding of any waterfowl within the Township. Waterfowl means swans, geese, brants, river and sea…

In Wayne Township, NJ, chickens, ducks, geese and other fowl must be confined in a suitable house or coop with an enclosed runway, and no part of it can sit less than 25 feet from the…

In Wayne Township, NJ, every cat over six months old must be vaccinated against rabies and licensed through the Department of Health, with the license number displayed on the cat…

In Wayne Township, NJ, Article IX of the Code turns on what a dog did. The Municipal Court declares a dog potentially dangerous or vicious on clear and convincing evidence of an…

In Wayne Township, NJ, it is unlawful to feed or bait wildlife in any manner. Section 68-71 names bears, deer, Canada Geese, wild turkeys, pigeons and waterfowl, and § 68-44 separately…

To use a Passaic County dog park, a dog six months or older must be spayed or neutered, and no puppy under four months old is allowed in at all. This is a condition of park access, not…

New Jersey requires beekeepers who overwinter colonies to register annually with the Department of Agriculture, and statewide beekeeping rules limit how far towns may restrict…

In Wayne Township, NJ, EV chargers and Make-Ready spaces are a permitted accessory use in every zoning or use district, with no variance needed. New multiple dwellings with five or…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, § 200-5.B of the Township Code makes it unlawful to park a vehicle between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except on the streets listed in Subsection C of…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, no residential driveway area in the front yard can be used to store boats, commercial or recreational trailers, mobile homes or similar recreational…

Wayne Township Code § 134-67.1(B) lets a residential property keep no more than one commercial vehicle, school bus or limousine parked, stored or garaged overnight. The vehicle cannot…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, § 200-16 of the Township Code designates on-street loading zones by reference to Schedule XIII (§ 200-41), which prints one location: the west side of…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, abandoning a vehicle out-of-doors on any public street or on public or private land is unlawful under Chapter 198 of the Township Code. A…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, on-street parking is controlled by street schedules attached to Chapter 200 of the Township Code: stopping and standing bans, posted parking time limits…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, once snow accumulates enough to cover the streets and highways, no vehicle can be parked on any street in the Township until the streets are plowed…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, § 134-67.1 requires motor vehicles to be parked only within paved driveway areas, never on grass in the front, rear or side yards. Boats, trailers…

New Jersey's Predatory Towing Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 56:13-7 et seq., and its implementing rule, N.J.A.C. 13:45A-31, control every non-consensual tow in the state. A private property…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a retaining wall 4 feet and higher needs a building permit and a design certified by a professional engineer under Wayne Township Code § 84-10(C). No…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a zoning permit from the Zoning Officer is required before anyone commences construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion or installation of a…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, § 134-66 caps fences and walls in residential districts at 4 feet in the front yard and 6 feet in the side and rear yards, measured from existing grade…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, § 134-66 prohibits barbed wire in every district and bars cyclone or chain-link fences from residential front yards. In nonresidential districts any…

New Jersey common law and statute apply uniformly statewide to spite fences, boundary fences, and shared maintenance disputes between adjoining landowners.

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Section 94-24 makes it unlawful to advertise, solicit or promote by any means the rental of land or a dwelling unit and its accessory structures for 29…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, there is no short-term rental permit to apply for. Section 94-23, added by Ordinance No. 11-2026 on 3-4-2026, makes it unlawful for an owner or occupant…

New Jersey applies state sales tax and the State Occupancy Fee to transient short-term rentals statewide, regardless of which municipality the property sits in.

Section 129-18 of the Wayne Township Code requires a permit from the Director of Parks and Recreation or a designee before anyone removes a tree six inches or greater in diameter. The…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, water from the Wayne Township water system can be used on lawns and landscaping only on days tied to the street address. Even-numbered addresses water on…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, the owner or tenant of land along a public street must keep the sidewalk area clear of vegetation that obstructs pedestrians, and cleanup is due within…

New Jersey's statewide stormwater rule, N.J.A.C. 7:8, requires major developments to manage runoff with green infrastructure and expressly counts storing stormwater runoff for reuse…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, the R-45 district lets residents run a home occupation only from a printed list of professional offices, studios and instruction. The work has to sit…

In Wayne Township's R-45 district a home occupation gets one customary professional or announcement sign: two square feet if attached to the main wall of the dwelling, or one square…

In Wayne Township's R-45 district a home occupation can have no more than two off-street customer or client parking spaces and no more than three employees, one of whom can live…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, family day care homes are a permitted use in all residential zones under § 134-30.1, and the requirements are the same as for single family dwelling…

New Jersey allows for-profit home food production only through a Cottage Food Operator Permit issued by the Department of Health's Public Health and Food Protection Program under…

New Jersey has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no way to license a home kitchen as a restaurant. N.J.A.C. 8:24-2.1(c)1 makes the person in charge responsible for ensuring…

In Wayne Township, accessory buildings on single-family lots must sit in the rear yard, cannot total more than seven percent of the lot or 1,000 square feet, and are limited to two…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a detached dwelling can have up to two kitchens, and a second kitchen is lawful only after the owner signs a deed restriction agreement with the Township…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, an owner with a second kitchen in a detached dwelling signs an agreement with the Township limiting the home to single-family use. The owner can offer…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, the Township Council's zoning code requires every dwelling unit to be equipped and maintained with at least 1 accessory garage of not less than 231…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, no one can start building a private swimming pool until the Zoning Officer issues a zoning permit under § 134-26.3. The zoning permit comes before any…

Passaic County's Camp Hope Pool and Spray Park bars swimming outright during electrical storms and excludes anyone showing a communicable disease, open sores or symptoms of illness…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, political messages are allowed on temporary noncommercial signs. On residential property no permit is needed, but signs total no more than 12 square feet…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, § 134-68.1 prohibits signs attached to the exterior glass of a building and signs that obstruct any windows, in all zones. Temporary signs on commercial…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, garage sale signs must come down within 24 hours after the sale ends, and none can be tacked, pasted or mounted on utility poles, light standards, the…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, digital billboards are not allowed. Section 134-63.5(F) prohibits electronic message centers and changeable copy signs for all or any portion of a…

In Wayne Township, NJ, every owner, tenant or occupant must keep the sidewalk and curb abutting the building free from obstruction or nuisances of every kind (§ 112-7). Chapter 180…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, placing permanent or temporary objects or structures in the roadway or public right-of-way requires prior approval from the Township Council under Wayne…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, the owner of the land or building in front of a public sidewalk must relay or repair it when it is out of line or grade, broken or out of repair. Under…

In Wayne Township, NJ, the Fire Bureau inspects every residential occupancy for the required number of approved smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and portable fire…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, construction permits are issued through the Division of Construction Code, headed by the Construction Official. The Township Council's fee ordinance sets…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, plumbing work is permitted and priced under the Plumbing Subcode fee schedule in § 64-2 of the Township Code, enforced by the Plumbing Subcode Official…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, electrical work is permitted and priced under the Electrical Subcode fee schedule in § 64-2 of the Township Code. The first 20 receptacles and fixtures…

Wayne Township Code § 134-49.6 ties green building design to the Wayne Transit Zone: development must meet U.S. Green Building Council LEED requirements to the extent possible, and…

Wayne Township requires the owner of every single-family, two-family and multiple dwelling unit offered for rent to get a lead-based paint inspection at tenant turnover and at least…

In Wayne Township, the Construction Code Official or a designee inspects a home after an application reports a pending change in tenancy, use or ownership. The inspection checks…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 113-8 D(5) bars any temporary painting scaffold or other temporary construction, repair or maintenance equipment from staying in…

Wayne Township's code never uses the word mansionization, but § 134-32.2 G caps house size in the R-45 district with a floor area ratio: 0.22 on standard lots, rising in steps from…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a child care center in the R-45, R-30, R-15 or R-10 district is a conditional use under § 134-63.3. It needs a minimum lot of 2.0 acres, a 50 foot buffer…

In Wayne Township, NJ, the Fire Bureau issues the movie and filming permit. A permit is required before filming a motion picture or commercial when the shoot alters a floor plan or…

In Wayne Township, NJ, § 121-9(E) requires every interior and exterior burglar alarm on a building or motor vehicle to stop within 5 minutes for continuous airborne sound and within 15…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 121-8 bars operating a sound production device so that sound crosses a property line and raises total sound levels above the…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Chapter 121 of the Township Code has no rule written for generators alone. Section 121-7 bars the operation of any source of sound that equals or exceeds…

Section 123-3 of the Wayne Township Code lists the conditions the Township Council has declared public health nuisances: foul odors, harmful emissions, chemical and fecal matter…

Under § 99-15 of the Wayne Township Code, a tenant who finds a violation in a multiple-family dwelling reports it in writing to the building's Superintendent first. If it is not fixed…

Wayne Township has no section titled for parties, but § 123-4 makes it unlawful to cause or permit unnecessary, plainly audible and excessive noise across a property line from any…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, § 38-30 bars drinking alcohol or holding an opened container with unconsumed alcohol in any public area without a permit. The permit application comes…

Section 123-4.2 of the Wayne Township Code makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any street, highway, alley, sidewalk or thoroughfare, in a public or semi-public place, or in…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, smoking and vaping are prohibited at all times in every Township park and recreation facility, including adjacent public areas such as parking areas…

Passaic County prohibits unauthorized loitering on county park premises outside posted open hours. Article II, Section 10 lets organized groups stay later only with the County's prior…

Passaic County limits electric skateboards and similar power-assisted wheeled devices to roadways, drives and parking areas on county park property. Article II, Section 40 also…

Passaic County flatly bans soliciting alms or contributions on county park property. Article II, Section 9 of the Park Property Ordinance allows no exception and requires no permit…

Cannabis use, including via vape or other electronic delivery devices, is strictly prohibited anywhere in the Passaic County Park System. The ban sits in an unnumbered provision of…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a special event in a Township park needs a permit from the Department of Parks and Recreation. The department must give written reasons within 5 days if…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, no one can hold a carnival, festival, fair or other outdoor activity open to the public without a license from the Township Council. The applicant…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, no restaurant can run outdoor dining without an annual endorsement from the Township Health Department on top of a valid retail food…

Passaic County bars parades, processions, public meetings, gatherings and entertainment on county park premises unless the organizer first obtains written permission from the County…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, Article X of Chapter 25 creates the Community Sharecam registry, a voluntary list of private outdoor video surveillance cameras run by…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, anyone who canvasses, solicits in a public place, goes house to house, or takes orders for goods or services needs a written permit from the Chief of…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, residents can put their address on the Township Clerk's nonsolicitation list, and no permitted canvasser or peddler can approach a listed address…

In Wayne Township, NJ, any business offering tattooing, permanent cosmetics, or ear and body piercing needs written Health Department approval before it builds, expands or opens, and a…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, no one can run an electronic smoking or vapor device operation without a license from the Health Officer. The license covers one retail-zone place of…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, adult bookstores, adult motion picture theaters and adult entertainment cabarets are a conditional use in the Industrial (I) district only, and §…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 114-2 prohibits operating a massage, bodywork and somatic therapy establishment without a Township license, and every therapist…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, every dealer in secondhand gold, silver, precious metals, gems or jewelry must register with the Chief of Police, be fingerprinted and pass a background…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Chapter 191 of the Township Code limits the police towing rotation list to four licensed towers a year, approved by the Township Council after a Wayne…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, the owner, tenant or occupant of every residential premises must have all solid waste removed at least twice weekly under Wayne Township Code § 83-2…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, solid waste must be kept in watertight metal or plastic receptacles of no more than 35 gallons and a maximum of 50 pounds, with tightly fitted covers…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, household bulk items are collected on the second solid waste collection day of each week, and Wayne Township Code § 83-2C caps the pickup at a maximum of…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, solid waste must be at the curbline by 6:00 a.m. on collection day and no earlier than the day before. Receptacles must come off the curb on collection…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a roll-off dumpster on a municipal roadway needs a Construction Official permit valid for not more than 30 days. On private property, § 83-11 requires a…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 112-14 bans discarding or dumping solid waste along any street or road, on or off a right-of-way, or in any body of water, and bans…

Wayne Township, New Jersey, tells residents exactly how to prepare each recyclable: commingled items in a reusable container, mixed paper tied in bundles, white goods by scheduled…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, every owner, lessee and occupant of a residential premises must separate commingled recyclables, mixed paper and vegetative waste from other solid waste…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, grass clippings, leaves, twigs, garden refuse and shrub trimmings must go out in double-ply paper bags or lidded reusable containers, never plastic bags…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, every retail food service establishment must employ at least one full-time Person in Charge who has completed an accredited food safety protection…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Wayne Township Code § 113-8 G(2) makes each operator of a commercial or industrial premises responsible for eliminating infestation in and on the…

Under Wayne Township Code § 134-52.3, a planned development must have an organization that owns and maintains its common open space, adopts bylaws the Planning Board or other municipal…

New Jersey gives both condominium and planned-community associations a foreclosable assessment lien with a limited 6-month priority over a prior first mortgage. The Condominium Act…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-46(a) requires association bylaws to open every executive board meeting to members and voting-eligible tenants, except conference or working sessions where no binding…

New Jersey associations enforce recorded covenants and architectural standards through their declaration, but PREDFDA's Radburn regulations require associations to make alternative…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.4 bars a New Jersey community association from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station in a…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.1 makes any association rule or bylaw that limits or prohibits display of the flag of the United States, yellow ribbons, or signs supporting United States troops…

N.J.S.A. 46:8B-15(f) lets a New Jersey condominium association impose reasonable fines only if the master deed or bylaws authorize it, and then caps each fine at the maximum monetary…

A New Jersey condominium or homeowners association can record a lien on a unit for unpaid assessments and foreclose it by suit in the same manner as a mortgage foreclosure. The lien…

Section 134-85.5 of the Wayne Township Code requires shade trees along all public rights-of-way in a development: large trees every 60 feet, medium trees every 50 feet, each with a…

In Wayne Township the Department of Parks and Recreation sets and posts the opening and closing hours of each park, and parks are open every day of the year during those hours. Under §…

In Wayne Township, § 129-20 makes it unlawful to ride a bicycle in a public park or recreation area without reasonable regard to the safety of others, or to leave a bicycle where a…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Chapter 202 of the Township Code defines two classes of low-speed electric bicycle. Class 1 gives pedal assistance only and stops assisting at 20 miles…

New Jersey has a full low-speed vehicle regime and no golf cart regime at all. An LSV must be titled, registered, insured and plated with the Motor Vehicle Commission, and it may be…

Section 129-20(A)(22) of the Wayne Township Code bars setting up tents, shacks or any other temporary shelter for overnight camping in a public park or recreation area, and bars…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a hotel and motel room occupancy tax of 3% applies to charges of rent for every occupancy of a hotel or motel room, on top of any other tax or fee. The…

Wayne Township forbids new bamboo plantings. Existing bamboo on residential property must stay out of a Buffer Zone of five feet from streets and ten feet from neighbors, be kept as a…

Wayne Township bans new plantings of Japanese knotweed, Tree of Heaven and all types of bamboo. Dead or removed plants cannot be replaced, and a notice gives owners 30 days to remove…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, Section 99-1 adopts the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code by reference with local amendments, and the Construction Official enforces it…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, anyone who owns, operates or manages a building with three or more tenant units must register the owner and management with the Township Clerk on the…

Wayne Township, New Jersey, caps rent increases at the percentage change in the housing component of the Consumer Price Index, allows only one increase per lease term, and voids…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a rent increase has no effect unless the landlord serves a written notice in duplicate at least 30 days before the effective date, on the Rent Leveling…

Under New Jersey's Anti-Eviction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, a landlord may evict a covered tenant only on a statutory good-cause ground. Non-payment under subsection a. needs no advance…

The New Jersey Anti-Eviction Act preempts local landlord-tenant law and limits residential evictions to specifically enumerated good-cause grounds statewide.

New Jersey sets no general statutory cap on residential late fees, leaving the amount to the lease subject to reasonableness. For senior citizens on government pensions and recipients…

To end a month-to-month residential tenancy in New Jersey, either party gives at least one month's written notice expiring at a rental period. Because the Anti-Eviction Act bars…

New Jersey caps a residential security deposit at 1.5 times one month's rent, and any later additional deposit may rise by no more than 10% per year. After a tenancy ends, the landlord…

A squatter cannot gain title quickly in New Jersey. Under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-30, thirty years of actual, continuous possession of real estate vests title in the possessor, and sixty years…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, if an owner ignores an order to repair, vacate or demolish an unsafe building, the Construction Official can have it repaired, closed or torn down under…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, the owner or tenant of land abutting a public street sidewalk must clear snow and ice within 48 hours after the snow falls or the ice forms, leaving an…

In Wayne Township, the Construction Official and Health Officer inspect buildings occupied by three or more families as tenants, including common walkways, halls, garages and lawns, at…

Wayne Township, New Jersey caps each garage sale at 2 consecutive weekends and lets an owner-applicant apply for a permit not more than twice each calendar year. The Construction…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, the property owner maintains the water service line between the curb stop and the meter. All leaks in that line must be reported promptly to the Division…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, § 134-94.1 requires a soil erosion and sediment control plan with every subdivision, site plan, planned development permit or soil…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, § 134-97 applies the Floodplain Management Regulations to all proposed development in flood hazard areas. Violators face a fine of not…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, § 134-97.1B(3) sets the Local Design Flood Elevation at the best available flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard for a delineated…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, Chapter 177 of the Township Code regulates stormwater. Article III applies to major developments, meaning one or more acres disturbed or…

The Coastal Area Facility Review Act gives the New Jersey DEP exclusive permit jurisdiction over development in the coastal zone, applying uniform statewide standards regardless of…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, § 134-77 requires every exterior light on a site plan to be shielded so the cone of illumination has a maximum apex angle of 150 degrees…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, § 134-77(E) caps lighting at property lines at not more than 0.1 lumen per square foot and sets an average of 0.1 lumen per square foot…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, § 134-63.5 governs billboards in the I, Industrial district. If a billboard is illuminated, external illumination shall be used, and electronic message…

In Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, § 134-87 states that rooftop solar panels shall be permitted, and § 64-2 sets the construction permit fees: $100 for photovoltaic and…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.2 forbids a New Jersey community association from adopting or enforcing any restriction, covenant, bylaw, rule or regulation that prohibits solar collectors on two…

In Wayne Township's R-45 district a dwelling needs a 75 foot front yard on a Passaic County road, a 60 foot rear yard, and two side yards totaling not less than 30% of the lot width…

In Wayne Township's R-45 district a building is capped at 35 feet and 2 1/2 stories, measured from the average finished grade at the centerline of the building on all 4 sides…

In Wayne Township's R-45 district, impervious coverage is capped at 40% of the lot, and impervious coverage inside the required front yard cannot exceed 35% of the total front yard…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a building or site becomes a local historic landmark only after the Planning Board makes a final determination at a public meeting, following a Historic…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, § 134-28.1.H expressly prohibits all classes (1 through 6) of cannabis business, including cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, testing…

New Jersey state law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis statewide, even for adults 21 and over and registered medical patients, and municipalities cannot legalize personal grows.

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, agriculture, including farm markets and commercial farms, is permitted in all zones under § 134-29.1, but animals and greenhouses carry hard limits…

The New Jersey Right to Farm Act (N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.) shields eligible commercial farms from nuisance suits and preempts unreasonable municipal ordinances when farms follow…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, an itinerant food vendor cannot stop on any municipal, county or state road or right-of-way, or less than 1,000 feet from the front entrance door of any…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, peddlers, including those exempt from permits, cannot peddle on any public roadway or right-of-way, cannot claim exclusive rights to a street location…

In Wayne Township, New Jersey, a food truck or other vehicle vendor needs an itinerant food vendor license from the Health Officer, issued only with proof of Motor Vehicle Commission…

Flying a drone anywhere on Passaic County park land or water is illegal unless the Director of Parks and Recreation issues a written permit first. Article II, Section 25 of the Park…

Commercial drone operations in New Jersey are governed by federal FAA Part 107 plus the uniform state criminal restrictions in N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27, leaving little room for conflicting…

New Jersey state law (N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27) sets uniform criminal restrictions on drone operations statewide, including bans on flying impaired, near critical infrastructure, or near…

Passaic County allows grilling in its parks but bans grills on tables or benches, bans deep fryers, torches, open fire pits and bonfires outright, and shuts down all grilling during…

New Jersey sets a uniform statewide minimum wage under NJSA 34:11-56a, scheduled to reach $15 per hour, with limited authority for municipalities to enact higher local wage floors.

The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law at NJSA 34:11D provides up to 40 hours of paid sick time and preempts local sick leave ordinances, creating a single statewide standard.

New Jersey issues concealed carry permits under NJSA 2C:58-4 with strict justifiable need replaced by shall-issue standards post-Bruen, while sensitive-place restrictions limit where…

New Jersey effectively prohibits open carry of handguns without a Permit to Carry under NJSA 2C:39-5, and long-gun open carry is restricted in most public contexts.

New Jersey strictly regulates firearm transport in vehicles under NJSA 2C:39-5 and 2C:39-6, requiring unloaded firearms in locked containers absent a valid Permit to Carry, with…

New Jersey splits the state into two frost zones: 2 feet 6 inches in Monmouth and Burlington counties and everything south, and 3 feet in Mercer and Middlesex counties and everything…

New Jersey's Casino Control Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12-1 et seq., confines legal casino gambling to a single city. State law defines an "approved hotel" eligible for a casino license as a…

New Jersey lets churches, veterans posts, fire companies, and other nonprofits run bingo or raffles only after two steps: registration with the state's Legalized Games of Chance…

New Jersey's Code of Criminal Justice defines a 'player' as a person who gambles only as a contestant or bettor and collects nothing beyond personal winnings, without otherwise…

New Jersey legalized sports betting in June 2018 under the Sports Wagering Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12A-10 et seq. Only Atlantic City casinos and Meadowlands/Monmouth Park-class racetracks…

New Jersey runs sobriety checkpoints, and the Legislature has never passed a statute authorizing or regulating them. The phrase "sobriety checkpoint" returns no documents at all in the…

New Jersey is a one-party consent state, so recording an encounter you are part of is lawful under N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-4(d), and there is no New Jersey statute that bans filming police…

New Jersey has no stop-and-identify statute. A full-text search of the New Jersey General and Permanent Statutes returns no provision requiring a pedestrian who is stopped on suspicion…

New Jersey put its vehicle-search rule inside the legalization act itself. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10c, enacted as section 61 of CREAMMA, provides that the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis…

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey banned single-use plastic carryout bags and single-use paper bags at large grocery stores effective May 2022, the strongest such law nationally.

New Jersey prohibits polystyrene foam food service products under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, banning foam clamshells, cups, trays, and similar items statewide effective May 2022.

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey food service businesses may provide single-use plastic straws only upon customer request, effective November 2021 statewide.

Under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.4, New Jersey prohibits the sale, gift, or distribution of tobacco and electronic smoking products to anyone under 21, with escalating civil penalties for…

New Jersey bars retail sale of flavored electronic smoking devices and liquid nicotine, every characterizing flavor except tobacco, under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.12, effective April 20…

New Jersey controls add-on lighting with an aiming rule, a counting rule and a flat ban on flashing. Under R.S. 39:3-54, any lighted lamp other than a headlamp, spot lamp or auxiliary…

New Jersey gives dash cams no windshield allowance. R.S. 39:3-74 forbids driving with any sign, poster, sticker or other non-transparent material on the front windshield, wings…

New Jersey has never authorized lane splitting or lane filtering, and the words appear nowhere in the Revised Statutes. A motorcycle riding the stripe between two lines of traffic is…

New Jersey does not ban license plate frames outright. R.S. 39:3-33 makes it an offence to drive with a frame or holder that conceals or obscures the state name, the registration…

New Jersey has no statute prohibiting a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. A full-text search of the New Jersey statutes returns no provision on radar detectors at all, and…

Studded tires are legal in New Jersey, but only from November 15 to April 1 of a winter season. There is no permit, no sticker and nothing to apply for, and the window does not appear…

New Jersey publishes no legal darkness for the front of a passenger car, because add-on tint on the windshield and on the two front side windows is prohibited outright. R.S. 39:3-74…