Gloucester Township Police Warn About Illegal Use Of ATVs

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Gloucester Township police are reminding residents that the use of off-road vehicles is prohibited in all public areas in the township.

“This time of year, every year, Gloucester Township Police Department begins to receive increasing numbers of complaints by community members about the illegal use of ATV and dirt bike riding throughout the Township,” the Gloucester Township Police Department said in a message to the public. “Most wooded areas in Gloucester Township are private property and illegal to ride off road vehicles. GTPD will be enforcing the use of off road vehicles in Gloucester Township, you will be ticketed, and your vehicle can be towed and impounded. Please consider this as your warning, thank you.”

• On private property of another without the prior express written permission of the owner and occupant of said property. Where such prior express written permission has been obtained, the operator shall keep the same on his person, available for immediate display during the period of such operation.
• On any public, municipal or Board of Education grounds or property, including public parks, recreational areas, ball fields, tot lots and school grounds.
• On any public sidewalks or public streets or areas dedicated or commonly used for pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
• On any common areas, parking areas or open space areas of any apartment, multi-family, residential, commercial or industrial site, complex or development.
• In a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger the safety or property of any person or persons.
• In such a manner as to create loud, unnecessary or unusual noise so as to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of other persons and no person shall operate such unlicensed motor-driven or motorized vehicle as defined herein before the hour of 9:00 o'clock A.M., prevailing time or after sunset or at any time within 500 feet of the property line of any property zoned “Residential” or used for residential purposes and not owned by the operator.
• Each unlicensed motor-driven or motorized vehicle shall at all time be equipped with a muffler in good working order and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, by-pass or similar device on said vehicle.