52:27D-202 - Enforcement of act by municipality; ordinance; restrictive regulation by municipality - New Jersey Statutes

52:27D-202.  Enforcement of act by municipality;  ordinance; restrictive regulation by municipality
    a.  Each municipality in this State is authorized to adopt an ordinance providing for local enforcement of this act.  The ordinance shall designate the  municipal fire department or the county fire marshal or one or more fire districts as the local enforcement agency.

    b.  Nothing in this act shall preclude the right of any municipality to adopt an ordinance dealing with fire safety whether or not it is more restrictive than this act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  No county or municipal official shall issue an order regarding fire safety with respect to a building, structure or premises, except in accordance with this act or with a duly promulgated ordinance.

     L.1983, c. 383, s. 11.