STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN
District 20 (Union)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Burgess
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits sale of ammunition by vending machine.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
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 customer.
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.