June 15, 2018 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Ocean City, N.J. Bans Smoking on the Beach

You will not be able to legally light up a cigar on the Ocean City beach or boardwalk on July 4.

The New Jersey town has banned smoking on its beaches, the ban will take effect on July 4. Violators will be fined $100 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for subsequent offenses. Smoking is already banned on the boardwalk, parks and playgrounds.

While the Ocean City City Council took action Thursday night, it may end up irrelevant.

Last week the New Jersey state legislature approved a bill that would ban smoking at all public beaches throughout the state. That bill is awaiting the signature of Gov. Phil Murphy. Smoking is already banned at state-owned beaches in New Jersey.

Ocean City has approximately 11,500 residents and is located in Cape May County, 11 miles south of Atlantic City.

Cape May County (N.J.) New Jersey Ocean City Smoking Bans
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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