SEA GIRT: New Jersey beach has banned smoking in place for start of summer. Smoking and vaping will be banned on nearly every public beach in the state this summer under tougher new restrictions.
A person who smoke or vapes would receive fine start at $250 for a first offense and go up to $1,000 for a third offense.
At least 20 Jersey shore towns had already enacted their own smoking bans before the statewide law took effect.
Nationwide, more than 300 coastal communities have banned smoking on their beaches. But bans as broad as New Jersey’s are rare.
The Clean Ocean Action environmental group counted more than 22,000 cigarette butts its volunteers picked up from New Jersey beaches during spring and fall cleanups last year.
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