NJ Beach Smoking Ban To Get Signed

NJ Beach Smoking Ban To Get Signed

On Friday July 20th, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, will be signing a new bill that making smoking on the beach illegal.

The bill will outlaw smoking on public beaches through-out New Jersey while also creating smoking areas that makes up 15 percent of a beach.

This bill was approved in the New Jersey State Senate (32-1) and the Assembly (66-1) this passed June.

If you are caught smoking the fines would be $250 for a first offense, $500 on a second offense and $1,000 for a third offense.

This isn’t the first ban put in place for smoking on beaches. Back when Chris Christie was in office he banned smoking on state beaches and state-owned parks.

So tell us what you think about the ban. Do you think its good or bad?

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