[Amended 3-15-2005 by Ord. No. 12-2005[1]]
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This ordinance also repealed former Art. IX, Protection of Police Department Dogs, and Art. X, Railway Crossings.
A. 
N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2.1 makes it unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place with the purpose of unlawfully obtaining or distributing a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog.
B. 
N.J.S.A. 2C:34-1.1 makes it unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place with the purpose of engaging in prostitution or promoting prostitution.
C. 
The governing body of the City of Millville finds and declares that the municipal regulations contained herein are not preempted by state law based on the following:
(1) 
The municipal regulations do not conflict with state law, either because of conflicting policies or operational effect;
(2) 
N.J.S.A. 2C:1-5d expresses an intent that the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice is to be exclusive in the field, but that section alone does not preempt these regulations;
(3) 
The subject matter does not reflect the need for uniformity;
(4) 
The state scheme is not so comprehensive or pervasive that it precludes the coexistence of municipal regulations; and
(5) 
The municipal regulations do not stand as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of the State Legislature.
A. 
It is the responsibility of local government to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety and welfare. Such authority has been delegated to municipalities by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey.
B. 
The governing body of the City of Millville finds and declares that the loitering of groups of people or gangs in public places with the purpose of engaging in criminal activity or unlawful conduct is a significant problem which threatens the public health, safety and welfare.
C. 
The purpose of these regulations is to deter or reduce criminal activity and unlawful conduct and to maintain a quality of life within the community which reassures citizens that they are safe and secure in public places.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
ATHLETIC EVENT
To include, for example, sporting contests such as baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and track and field.
CULTURAL EVENT
To include, for example, artistic and intellectual events such as concerts, dance recitals, lectures, movies, plays, and artistic displays.
LOITERING
To prowl, remain or wander in one location, including sifting in or out of a motor vehicle.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public has access, including but not limited to any alley, boardwalk, bridge, driveway, park, parking lot, plaza, public library, public street, sidewalk or transportation facility, or the doorways and entrance ways to any building which front on any of the aforesaid places, or a motor vehicle in or on any such place.
PURPOSE
A person is presumed to intend the reasonable and natural consequences of their actions. A person manifests the purpose to engage in unlawful conduct when a reasonable person would conclude that such an intent exists from an observation of the person's actions, conduct, demeanor and speech under the attendant circumstances.
RECREATIONAL EVENT
To include, for example, bicycle race, five-mile run, walkathon, and athletic activities available to the public at large.
SOCIAL EVENT
To include, for example, baby contests, air show, boat show, car show, dance, festival, Mardi gras and parade.
A. 
It is unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place with the purpose of interfering with or obstructing the free flow of pedestrian traffic or vehicular traffic.
B. 
It is unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place with the purpose of engaging in an altercation with another person.
C. 
It is unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place with the purpose of creating a disturbance or otherwise interfering with a school activity, such as an athletic event, cultural event, educational activity or a social event.
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It is unlawful for a person to loiter in a public place with the purpose of creating a disturbance or otherwise interfering with a public event, such as an athletic event, cultural event, recreational event, or a social event.
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It is unlawful for a person to loiter on private property that is customarily used for a commercial purpose by the public with the purpose of interfering with or obstructing the free flow of pedestrian traffic or vehicular traffic seeking the use of the commercial enterprise.
F. 
Where five or more persons are participating in a course of unlawful conduct, as defined herein, a law enforcement officer engaged in executing or enforcing the law may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse. Any person who fails, neglects, or refuses to obey this order commits a violation of these regulations.
A person found guilty of an offense under this article shall be subject to a fine up to and including $500, or community service up to and including 30 days or imprisonment up to and including 30 days, in the discretion of the Municipal Court.