Taylor, MI Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Taylor City Code § 32-511
- Case required
- Enclosed case in the vehicle's trunk
- No-trunk vehicles
- Case must be inaccessible from the interior
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 2014-482, § 1, March 18, 2014
- Default penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 90 days jail
Summary
In the City of Taylor, Michigan, Taylor City Code § 32-511 does not ban public marijuana use outright; it requires anyone transporting usable marihuana in a vehicle to keep it in a closed case in the trunk, or out of reach if the vehicle has no trunk, functioning like an open-container rule for cannabis.
A person shall not transport or possess usable marihuana as defined in section 26423 of the Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.26423, in or upon a motor vehicle or any self-propelled vehicle designed for land travel unless the usable marihuana is one or more of the following:(1)Enclosed in a case that is carried in the trunk of the vehicle;(2)Enclosed in a case that is not readily accessible from the interior of the vehicle, if the vehicle in which the person is traveling does not have a trunk.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 32-511 was adopted by Ord. No. 2014-482, § 1 (March 18, 2014), inside Chapter 32's controlled-substances division, and cross-references the state definition of 'usable marihuana' at MCL 333.26423 rather than restating it. The Code of Ordinances contains no separate section criminalizing merely consuming or possessing marihuana in a park or on a sidewalk; this vehicle-transport rule is the closest local ordinance addressing marihuana outside a private residence. Separately, Chapter 11's marihuana commercial business rules bar an ordinary provisioning center or retailer from permitting on-site use: Sec. 11-19(b)(4) makes it unlawful for a licensee to 'permit the use, consumption, or inhalation of marihuana or marihuana-infused products on the licensed premises,' with the narrow exception of a state- and city-licensed 'designated consumption lounge' as defined in Sec. 11-1. Broader public consumption in outdoor spaces is addressed by state law (the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act), not by a Taylor city ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 32-511 carries no bespoke fine of its own, so a violation defaults to the Code's general misdemeanor penalty in Sec. 1-13: a fine of up to $500, imprisonment of up to 90 days, or both, on top of any separate state charge tied to the transport standard referenced in the section.
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