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NOTE: This section was repealed by L.2021, c.25, effective Immediately..
New Jersey Statutes, Title: 40, MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Chapter 48: Ordinances; general purpose.
Section: 40:48-1.2b: Municipality permitted to enact certain ordinances relative to cannabis items.
77. A municipality may enact an ordinance making it unlawful for any person who is of legal age to consume, other than by smoking, vaping, or aerosolizing, a cannabis item available for lawful consumption pursuant to the "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act," P.L.2021, c.21 (C.24:6I-31 et al.), in any public place as defined in section 3 of that act (C.24L6I-33), other than school property described in section 1 of P.L.1981, c.197 (C.2C:33-16) for which unlawful consumption is a disorderly persons offense, or when not prohibited by the owner or person responsible for the operation of that public place. A person may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $200, which shall be recovered in a civil action by a summary proceeding in the name of the municipality pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section.
L.2021, c.16, s.77.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2021-03-17 11:16:23.
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