New Jersey Statutes 13:1G-4.3. Exceptions to the “Noise Control Act of 1971.”
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:1G-4.3
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(b) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2014, c.24)
(2) It shall not be a violation of the “Noise Control Act of 1971,” P.L.1971, c.418 (C. 13:1G-1 et seq.), or any rule or regulation established pursuant thereto, for a person to operate an amusement park or a carnival amusement ride, existing and operating as of August 31, 2011, during normal business hours, as defined by the department, between May 15 and October 15, provided, however, that the person operating the carnival amusement ride, whether within an amusement park or otherwise, is complying with the recommendations of the manufacturer for maintaining and lubricating the carnival amusement ride to minimize, to the extent practicable, the noise sources within and on the ride.
b. In the event of the replacement of a carnival amusement ride existing and in operation as of August 31, 2011, the ride shall remain subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section provided that the noise emissions of the new carnival amusement ride are less than or equal to the noise emissions of the ride that is being replaced.
c. As used in this section:
“Amusement park” means “amusement park” as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.118 (C. 5:3-55).
“Atlantic City Tourism District” means the district established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2011, c.18 (C. 5:12-219).
“Carnival amusement ride” means “carnival amusement ride” as defined in section 2 of P.L.1975, c.105 (C. 5:3-32).
L.2011, c.198, s.1; amended 2013, c.34; 2014, c.24.