Woodbury, MN Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

Woodbury regulates skateboards and similar wheeled devices in Article VII of Chapter 14, Motor Vehicles and Traffic. Section 14-130 defines a 'self-propelled device' as a non-motorized platform, foot board, ski-like device, shoe, boot or similar object mounted on wheels and designed to be propelled by human power or gravity, expressly naming skateboards, rollerskis, rollerskates and in-line skates; wheelchairs used by a disabled person, bicycles, wagons and strollers are excluded. Section 14-131 lists five conditions under which riding one of these devices is unlawful: on another person's private property without express permission; anywhere in the city while being towed, pushed or pulled by a motorized vehicle or by someone on a bicycle; in a careless, reckless or negligent manner disregarding the safety of people or property; in violation of the rights and duties Minnesota traffic law (Minn.

ch. 169) assigns to pedestrians, bicyclists or drivers, except where those provisions cannot reasonably apply; and on any city-owned property where signs specifically prohibit riding such devices. Enforcement runs through Section 14-132: a police officer who witnesses a violation may impound the device on the spot and hold it at the police department. If the rider is under 18, the device is released immediately to a parent or legal guardian; if 18 or older, the city holds it for a mandatory 24-hour impoundment period before releasing it back. Because Article VII carries no separate penalty clause, violations default to the City Code's general misdemeanor penalty in §§ 26-3 and 26-4.