ASSEMBLY, No. 4816
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman MARGIE DONLON, M.D.
District 11 (Monmouth)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Torrissi
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits requirement for beach tag for access to beach below mean high tide line for recreational purposes.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee on February 13, 2025, with amendments.
An Act concerning beach access, and supplementing Title 40 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, a municipality shall not require a municipal beach tag or similar admission pass for access to the wet sandy beach below the mean high tide line, for 1[a surfer or a fisherman] an individual1 for the exclusive purpose of 1[surfing or fishing] using the ocean for a recreational activity1.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.