Maple Grove, MN Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Public property
- Consumption always banned
- Private residential yard
- Needs owner's permission
- Business parking lots
- Covered by ban
- Evidence handling
- Seized and impounded
Summary
Maple Grove bans consuming or possessing an opened alcoholic beverage on public property and in outdoor areas without the landowner's permission.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall, in any of the areas specified in subsection (b) of this section, consume any alcoholic beverage or possess any alcoholic beverage in any container which is or has been opened, or the seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed. ... (1) All property owned by the public or for its benefit, including, but not limited to, lakes and schoolgrounds.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Maple Grove's public drinking ordinance bars consuming, or possessing an opened or broken-seal, alcoholic beverage on all publicly owned property, including lakes and schoolgrounds, and in outdoor areas of privately owned residential property without permission from someone entitled to grant it. The ban also covers outdoor areas of non-residential or religious-institution property unless the city council pre-approves the activity, and parking lots adjacent to private businesses. It does not apply to parks or streets separately regulated by other ordinance or statute.
Violations & Fines
Consuming or holding an open container of alcohol in a covered public or outdoor area violates the section; the alcohol and its container are seized and impounded as evidence and destroyed after a guilty plea or finding.
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