City of Cape May, NJ
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2023-09-19
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 255 Fireworks
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 10 Administration of Government
- Ch 15 Agreements
- Ch 32 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 38 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 46 Fire Department
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- Ch 77 Personnel Policies
- Ch 81 Police Department
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- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 130 Alarm Systems
- Ch 134 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 139 Amusement Games and Devices
- Ch 145 Animals
- Ch 151 Artists in Public, Licensing of
- Ch 154 Balloon Releases Prohibited
- Ch 158 Beaches and Boardwalk
- Ch 166 Boats and Boating
- Ch 173 Buildings, Unfit
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- Ch 194 Construction Activities
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- Ch 204 Contractors, Licensing of
- Ch 208 Curfew
- Ch 211 Development Fees
- Ch 217 Drug-Free Areas
- Ch 222 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 228 Dumping
- Ch 243 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 247 Fire Prevention
- Ch 252 Fires, Conduct at
- Ch 255 Fireworks
- § 255-1 Fireworks prohibited.
- § 255-2 Definitions.
- § 255-3 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 258 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 265 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 270 Fortune Telling Activity
- Ch 276 Games of Chance
- Ch 284 Health Regulations, Enforcement of
- Ch 290 Hot-Line Services
- Ch 295 Housing
- Ch 300 Hunting; Trapping
- Ch 310 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 314 Littering
- Ch 319 (Reserved)
- Ch 324 Malls and Plazas
- Ch 331 Natural Disasters, Access Limited During
- Ch 336 Newspaper Boxes
- Ch 340 Noise
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- Ch 349 Numbering of Buildings and Lots
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- Ch 373 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 379 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 390 Property Maintenance
- Ch 399 (Reserved)
- Ch 401 Rental Property
- Ch 407 Sales
- Ch 412 Outdoor Seating for Consumption of Food or Beverages
- Ch 417 Site Plan Review
- Ch 422 Skateboards
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- Ch 434 Solid Waste; Recycling
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- Ch 440 Streets and Sidewalks
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- Ch 469 Tours, Licensing of
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- Ch 476 Trailers, House Cars and House Boats
- Ch 482 Trees and Shrubs
- Ch 493 Vehicles, Idling of
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- Ch 505 Washington Street Mall Business Improvement District
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- Disposition List
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Cape May 12-2-2008 by Ord. No. 166-2008. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful to fire or discharge fireworks
anywhere within the City Limits.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The territorial boundaries of the City of Cape May, which
includes not only the land boundaries of the City of Cape May, but
the Cape May Harbor waterward to the boundary line of the navigable
channel way and the Atlantic Ocean waterward to the exterior wharf
line established by the Riparian Commission of New Jersey.
Includes any blank cartridge (except when discharged by law
enforcement or military personnel or veterans of foreign affairs in
connection with any organized activity or event), toy pistol, toy
cannon, toy cane or toy gun in which explosives are used; the type
of balloon which requires fire underneath to propel the same; firecrackers,
torpedoes, skyrockets, roman candles, bombs, sparklers or other fireworks
of like construction; or any fireworks containing any explosive or
flammable compound or any tablets or other devices commonly used and
sold as fireworks containing nitrates, chlorates, oxalates, sulphides
of lead, barium, antimony, arsenic, mercury, nitroglycerine, phosphorous
or any compound containing any of the same or other explosives; or
any substance or combination of substances or articles prepared for
the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion,
explosion, deflagration or detonation, other than aviation, auto and
railroad signal light flares, except that the term "fireworks" shall
not include any toy pistol, toy cane, toy gun or other device in which
paper caps containing 0.20 grain of explosive mixture per cap.
Any person violating the provisions of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or both.
