Three Weeks Left for Discounted Beach Tags

Time is running short for anybody interested in taking advantage of a pre-season discount on seasonal tags for Ocean City beaches.

Seasonal badges (good for the whole summer) will be on sale at a preseason price of $20 until May 31. Starting on June 1, beach tags will be sold for $25.

Anyone interested in buying beach tags can visit www.ocnj.us/beachtags.

Online orders include a $5 shipping cost. Beachgoers can save that fee by purchasing tags at the following locations: 

• City Hall, 861 Asbury Avenue (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), and the Henry S. Knight Building, 115 12th Street. (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily)
• Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk. (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays)
• Roy Gillian Welcome Center, 16 E. Ninth St. (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Fridays; 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday)
• Ocean City Aquatic and Fitness Center, 1735 Simpson Avenue. (9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays to Fridays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays)
• 46th Street Municipal Building, (Next to Post Office on West Avenue) (Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) 
  

Beach tags are required for children ages 12 and older and will be required June 8 to Sept. 2 this year. 

Weekly beach tags are $10, and daily beach tags cost $5.

The Ocean City Beach Patrol protects beaches from Memorial Day through September. Lifeguards will be on duty 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at a limited number of beaches throughout the island to start the season. By the third week of June, Ocean City's beaches will be fully patrolled.