Brooklyn Park, MN Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

, in a party or gathering that produces noise loud enough to disturb the peace of a residential area, and separately bars remaining inside the dwelling where the gathering is underway except to help stop it. 04, SOCIAL HOST, adopted by Ordinance 2011-1125, targets underage drinking specifically: it is unlawful to host an event or gathering, at a residence or any other private or public property, where alcohol is present, when the host knows or has reason to know an underage person (under 21) will consume or possess alcohol with intent to consume it.

A host does not need to be physically present at the event to be criminally responsible, and anyone who aids, advises, hires, counsels, or conspires with a host to commit the violation is equally liable. Division (D) makes a violation a misdemeanor. Two affirmative defenses apply: a parent who furnished alcohol solely for consumption within their own household by their own underage child, and conduct that is part of a legally protected religious observance. HOST is defined broadly to include anyone who permits, aids, conducts, entertains, organizes, supervises, or controls the event, and RESIDENCE OR PREMISES covers homes, yards, hotel rooms, halls, and any other place of assembly, public or private.