Township of Little Falls, NJ Disorderly Conduct

Except as otherwise permitted by law, no person shall, within the limits of the Township:

Utter any loud, profane, indecent, lewd or offensive language in or upon any street or public place or make any indecent or offensive remarks or comments to or about any person lawfully in or upon any street or public place, or make any improper noise, or create a riot, disturbance or breach of the peace, or aid and abet any person in creating a riot, disturbance or breach of the peace, or disturb or endanger the public peace by any loud, abusive, offensive or disorderly language or act in any house or building or grounds belonging thereto or in any street or public place.

(2)

Make any threats or utter any threatening language or commit any act which tends to endanger the public peace, or take any part in or aid, abet or assist in a disorderly assemblage.

(3)

Commit an assault or an assault and battery on any person or engage in a fight with another person or persons, either in public or private, or aid, abet or assist in any of the foregoing acts.

(4)

Loiter, lounge, sleep or assemble in or upon any street, street corner, park or public place or obstruct passage through or upon any street, street corner, park or public building or congregate with others on a public street and refuse to move on when ordered to do so by a law enforcement official.

(5)

Disturb, interrupt or interfere, by rude, noisy, indecent, offensive or disorderly conduct, behavior or language, any public or private assembly whatever, including any church, place of worship, religious services, school, library or reading room.

(6)

Disturb, interrupt or interfere, by rude, noisy, indecent, offensive or disorderly conduct, behavior or language, the business, proceedings, activities or meetings of any Municipal Court or Judge, Board, Board of Education, Board of Health, Planning Board, Police Department, Street Department or any of the Township's appointed or officially constituted bodies, agencies, departments or committees.

(7)

Forcibly interfere with any member of the Police or Fire Department or any officer of the municipality in the performance of his duties or prevent or attempt to prevent any member of the Police or Fire Department or any officer of the municipality from performing his duty.

(8)

Interfere with, deface or mutilate any police or fire alarm box or the police or fire alarm system or any apparatus connected therewith, or knowingly give or send or cause to be given or sent a false fire alarm or aid or abet any person to give or send any false fire alarm.

(9)

Expectorate in or upon any public place, public building or public conveyance.

(10)

Offer or expose for sale, sell, possess or use any fireworks or pyrotechnics, except for public display under permit from the Township in writing.

(11)

Operate a carnival or aid, abet or assist in operating a carnival, or give any performance as a street or strolling player or aid, abet or assist in giving any such performance, except where charity is concerned, and then only by consent first obtained from the Township, in writing, provided that no such consent shall be given in any case where gambling or gaming devices or lewd, indecent or offensive exhibits or exhibitions are in any way used in connection with or form a part of any carnival or performance by any street or strolling player.

(12)

Operate a game of chance or gaming or gambling place of business without license to do so or permit a game of chance or gambling or gaming operation to take place on premises without such license.

(13)

Appear in any street or public place in a state of nudity or undress, or indecently or lewdly dressed.

(14)

Use an air rifle, air pistol, BB gun or similar weapons.

(15)

Maliciously or unlawfully destroy, deface, damage or injure public or private property, including any tree or pole.

(16)

Cut any tree, shrub or vine upon, or remove any earth, gravel or sand from, any land belonging to another without his permission.

(17)

Willfully damage, destroy or cause injury to any cultivated crop, orchard, fence, sign or implement belonging to another without his permission.

(18)

Abuse, mistreat or willfully injure any animal.

(19)

Play ball or any other game on any through street in the Township. Sports apparatus such as basketball nets, soccer and hockey goals and alike, may not be permanently placed on the street surface or permanently affixed in the road right-of-way.

(20)

Sell or offer for sale any goods, wares, merchandise, security or services by untrue, deceptive or misleading advertising or by untrue, deceptive or misleading representations made either orally or in writing.

(21)

Go in or upon any private property without proper permission, or go in or upon private property posted against trespassing, or remove, deface, alter or destroy any notice posted against trespassing, without proper permission, or solicit from house to house or in any street or public place a gift of money, clothing or any other thing for a person's own use.

(22)

Urinate or defecate in or upon any open public place, including parks, playgrounds or publicly owned property, or any public street, walkway, alley or parking area, or any place or area to which the public or a substantial group has access, whether publicly or privately owned; or urinate or defecate in or upon any place out-of-doors, whether public or private, if said place is clearly visible from any public place as described above.

Tobacco use.

[Added 7-22-2019 by Ord. No. 1366]

(1)

Prohibition. The Township of Little Falls does hereby specifically prohibit any tobacco use on any municipal facility, owned by or leased to the Township of Little Falls. Except in areas designated by the Township and marked by signage as a designated smoking area. For purposes of this article, "tobacco" shall mean any product that is made from the tobacco plant for the purpose of being smoked, inhaled or chewed by a person, including but not limited to cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff and cigarettes in any form. This prohibition includes the use of an electronic smoking device that can be used to deliver nicotine or other substances to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, hookah, pipe or any cartridge or other component of the device or related product.

(2)

Enforcement. This subsection shall be enforced by any member of the Police Department of the Township of Little Falls.

(3)

Violation and penalties. A violation of this subsection shall be punishable for each violation with a minimum fine of $50 for each violation.