ASSEMBLY, No. 4980

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED OCTOBER 21, 2024

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  STERLEY S. STANLEY

District 18 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman  BENJIE E. WIMBERLY

District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Prohibits sale of ammunition by vending machine.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning ammunition and supplementing Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  A person shall not sell, give, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of ammunition, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2007, c.318 (C.2C:58-3.3), in a manner that dispenses the ammunition to a consumer from a vending machine. As used in this section, "vending machine" means a machine or other mechanical device that accepts payment and directly dispenses an item to a consumer.

     b.    A violation of this section is a crime of the fourth degree.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill prohibits the sale of ammunition in vending machines. Under the bill, it is a fourth degree crime to sell, give, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of ammunition in a manner that dispenses the ammunition to a consumer from a vending machine.

     The bill defines a vending machine to mean "a machine or other mechanical device that accepts payment and directly dispenses an item to a consumer."

     A fourth degree crime is punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 18 months, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.