Woodbury, MN Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Street/vehicle open container
- Banned, Sec. 4-12(b)
- Required exit sign
- 14.5" x 8", licensed premises
- Parks curfew
- No alcohol 10 p.m.-6 a.m., Sec. 16-59(a)
- Total ban parks
- Menomini Park, Carver Lake Park
- Exception
- Facility use permit from parks dept.
- Enforcing agency
- Woodbury Public Safety Department
Summary
Woodbury bans open containers of alcohol on streets, highways, in vehicles, and in liquor-licensed parking lots under City Code Sec. 4-12(b). A separate parks rule, Sec. 16-59, bars drinking in any public site or open space between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and bans it outright, permit or not, in Menomini Park and Carver Lake Park.
(b)No alcoholic beverages shall be sold or consumed or possessed in an open container on a street or public highway, in an automobile, or in a parking lot of an establishment currently holding a liquor license. The licensee shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place within the licensed premises at the exits clearly visible to customers: one sign 14½ inches wide by eight inches high, which states no alcoholic beverages are allowed beyond this point. ... (a)No person shall transport, possess, or consume any alcoholic beverage as defined by M.S. ch. 340A in any public site or open space between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. ... (c)The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages as defined by M.S. ch. 340A is hereby prohibited within the boundaries of Menomini Park and Carver Lake Park, unless authorized by facility use permit from the department.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 5 inches wide by 8 inches high, stating that alcohol is not allowed beyond that point. Woodbury layers a second, parks-specific rule on top of the general open-container ban: Sec. , and Sec. 16-59(b) lets the parks director temporarily close any area of a public site to alcohol consumption entirely when needed to protect public health, safety, or welfare. Sec. 16-59(c) goes further for two specific parks: the possession or consumption of alcohol is prohibited within the boundaries of Menomini Park and Carver Lake Park at all times unless the group has obtained a facility use permit from the parks department.
2 percent malt liquor license under Sec. 4-36, a nonprofit or political-committee social event of no more than four consecutive days, or a state-permitted caterer serving prepared meals, per Sec. 16-59(d)-(e). The community service officer and public safety department enforce both the street-level open-container ban and the parks curfew.
Violations & Fines
Violating the street/vehicle/parking-lot open-container ban under Sec. 4-12(b), the parks curfew or director-ordered closure under Sec. 16-59(a)-(b), or the flat Menomini/Carver Lake Park ban under Sec. 16-59(c) is a misdemeanor-level ordinance violation enforced by the Woodbury Public Safety Department; a liquor licensee who fails to post the required exit signage under Sec. 4-12(b) risks separate licensing action by the city council.
Frequently Asked Questions
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