Minneapolis bans smoking and vaping in city parks, on outdoor restaurant patios, near building entrances, at transit shelters, and in many public events, building on the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board prohibits smoking and electronic cigarette use throughout city parks, beaches, and recreation centers. The Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (Minn. Stat. 144.411-144.417) bars smoking in nearly all indoor public places and workplaces statewide. Minneapolis layers additional outdoor protections, including smoke-free outdoor dining patios under licensing conditions and buffer zones around building entrances and bus shelters. Cannabis use in public is also prohibited under the 2023 state cannabis law (Minn. Stat. Chapter 342) and Minneapolis cannabis ordinance, which extends similar smoke-free public space rules to recreational cannabis.
Violations are typically administrative citations issued by park police, MPD, or Regulatory Services. Repeated commercial violations on patios can affect business licensing. Cannabis public use can also draw separate state-level penalties.
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