New Jersey beach badge rules can be murky for surfers and fishermen. The public has a right to access the beach, but municipalities can charge fees.

Jersey Shore town warns changing beach badge rule would be impossible to enforce. ... The clip showed a Belmar police officer questioning the surfer for a beach badge while the surfer contends he ...

Most beaches along the Jersey Shore require a badge to hit the sand, but there are still some free beaches. File - A woman suntans on the beach in Asbury Park, N.J., Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (AP ...

Almost all Jersey Shore beaches limit surfers, boogie boarders and fishermen to specific parts of the beach during the busy beach season, so as to minimize conflicts with swimmers, but the policy ...