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Does it apply to North Wildwood (a separate municipality) as well? Or did WW and NWW collaborate on this ban since the actions of NWW's city council and executive are supposedly not binding on WW's (and vice versa)?
AFAIK the Crest (which lacks a boardwalk) is dry. Don't know about West Wildwood.
Not sure but most public beaches ban alcohol, but enforcement varies greatly.
Some will search coolers or not allow coolers and some do not search coolers and tend to look the other way if drinks are covered by up by a koozie especially at beaches where they do not have issues with groups of young people or troublemakers and it's mostly families I have found, every town is different.
I mean I think it’s always been technically not allowed. That said, it’s widely ignored.
Highly doubt we will catch any flack this summer. I would imagine enforcement will be exclusively among those in their teens and 20s, or those causing an issue.
Not sure but most public beaches ban alcohol, but enforcement varies greatly.
Some will search coolers or not allow coolers and some do not search coolers and tend to look the other way if drinks are covered by up by a koozie especially at beaches where they do not have issues with groups of young people or troublemakers and it's mostly families I have found, every town is different.
I actually don’t think they’re going to search peoples coolers or harass people during the day on the beach. They are passing these laws in order to combat the social media organized nighttime beach parties where thousands of kids have been descending on the beaches at night for the last year or so. Lots of drinking, fighting, sex. So making this a law allows the police a reason to arrest or remove them from the beach. Ocean City was already dry, but they’ve put a 10:00 PM curfew on the beaches for the summer for the same reason, and created a new disturbing the peace ordinance that will give cops more options.
I actually don’t think they’re going to search peoples coolers or harass people during the day on the beach. They are passing these laws in order to combat the social media organized nighttime beach parties where thousands of kids have been descending on the beaches at night for the last year or so. Lots of drinking, fighting, sex. So making this a law allows the police a reason to arrest or remove them from the beach. Ocean City was already dry, but they’ve put a 10:00 PM curfew on the beaches for the summer for the same reason, and created a new disturbing the peace ordinance that will give cops more options.
There are towns at the shore that search coolers, or do not allow them at all. I went to Seagirt once and you cannot eat or drink anything on the beach at all, I mean nothing. You just havent been to places that do that but yes they exist. Lavalette allows small coolers but they will look to make sure that there's no booze before you can get on the beach.
There are towns at the shore that search coolers, or do not allow them at all. I went to Seagirt once and you cannot eat or drink anything on the beach at all, I mean nothing. You just havent been to places that do that but yes they exist. Lavalette allows small coolers but they will look to make sure that there's no booze before you can get on the beach.
Isn't Sea Girt a teeny tiny little town? Searching people's coolers there is not going to be the same as searching people in a town that gets 250,000 tourists a summer and tens of thousands on the beach. There isn't just one place to get onto the beach, there are dozens of entrances spanning miles. Wildwood beach is free, so they don't have people posted at beach entrances.
But the main point of my post is, I don't think they want to search people's coolers. I don't think they care if a family comes to the beach and dad brings a few beers. I think they are only passing this in order to have another tool to fight the pop-up parties at night.
Isn't Sea Girt a teeny tiny little town? Searching people's coolers there is not going to be the same as searching people in a town that gets 250,000 tourists a summer and tens of thousands on the beach. There isn't just one place to get onto the beach, there are dozens of entrances spanning miles. Wildwood beach is free, so they don't have people posted at beach entrances.
But the main point of my post is, I don't think they want to search people's coolers. I don't think they care if a family comes to the beach and dad brings a few beers. I think they are only passing this in order to have another tool to fight the pop-up parties at night.
Some beaches actively enforce alcohol ban, yes....Lavalette,Seaside Heights, and Seagirt are places that do as examples....it's not only enforced on riff raff it's everyone, some kinda look the other way if beer is covered and you are not making a spectacle of yourself. Every town handles it differently.
Can’t you people go without a drink for a few hours?
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