Public Conduct in Minnesota (2026)

Minneapolis bans aggressive solicitation -- touching, blocking, following, or using abusive language -- and prohibits…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 282.01 bans aggressive solicitation citywide: touching, blocking, following, intimidating…

Rochester's Chapter 8-9 makes it unlawful to engage in aggressive panhandling anywhere in the city. City Code Sec…

Maple Grove's nuisance ordinance makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any public or private property outside…

Minneapolis makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate anywhere the public could observe it, streets, alleys…

Rochester City Code § 8-7-5 makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate on any public street, alley, sidewalk, or the…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, willfully or intentionally urinating or defecating in any public place, or…

In the City of Coon Rapids, urinating in a public place is a petty misdemeanor under City Code Section 7-107. The…

Duluth prohibits urinating or defecating on any street, alley, sidewalk, parking area, playground, pier, beach…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 280.08 flatly bans urinating in any public place, streets, alleys, parking lots…

Stearns County makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere in a county park except in a designated restroom or…

Maple Grove prohibits riding skateboards and other self-propelled wheeled devices on shopping-center or…

Minneapolis lets skateboarders and rollerskaters use public streets and sidewalks if ridden prudently and under…

Rochester bars skateboards, rollerblades and rollerskates from public sidewalks, the Peace Plaza, public parking lots…

Chapter VI, Section 12 of Washington County's Parks Ordinance No. 218 defines 'skating' to include skateboards and bans…

Anoka County restricts skateboarding, roller skating, and in-line skating in its parks to paved bike trails unless a…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, skateboarding in city parks is regulated under § 95.06(F) alongside rollerskating and…

Dakota County Ordinance No. 107 limits roller-skating, in-line skating, and skateboarding to designated bikeways…

In the City of Duluth, riding a skateboard, inline skates or rollerskates is banned at all times in public parks, on…

In the City of Eden Prairie, Section 9.04, Subd. 4, item AF bans skateboards, bicycles, roller skates and scooters from…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota (Hennepin County), skateboards are self-propelled roller devices, so riders on…

Woodbury bans riding a skateboard or similar self-propelled wheeled device on private property without permission…

Saint Paul does not ban skateboarding outright. Sec. 153.02 of the Legislative Code only prohibits riding rollerblades…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, hosting a party where noise disturbs a residential area between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…

In the City of Eagan, the owner or person in possession of property hosting a noisy party must abate the noise once a…

Maple Grove bans organizing or hosting loud parties that disturb neighbors, and makes staying after police order a…

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Section 1006.015 makes it unlawful to host or allow a gathering…

Olmsted County makes it unlawful to host or allow a gathering of three or more people at any home or property where an…

Rochester's Social Host Ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to host or allow a gathering of three or more people where a…

Saint Paul holds hosts criminally responsible for gatherings where alcohol reaches minors. Under the Social Host…

Woodbury outlaws noisy parties and gatherings that unreasonably disturb neighbors, presuming a violation under City…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, § 130.59 bars permitting or participating in a party or gathering that causes…

Blue Earth County Code Sec. 3-34 makes it a crime to host or allow a gathering on any residence, premises or public…

Duluth bans keeping a dwelling, gaming area, party room or meeting area that attracts people whose arrival, departure…

In the City of Eden Prairie, City Code Section 9.32 makes it unlawful to gather on private land for a party loud enough…

In Minneapolis, a gathering of more than one person in a residential area between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is a noisy…

In the City of Plymouth, Section 2025.03, Subd. 7 of the City Code makes it unlawful to participate in a party or…

In the City of Eden Prairie, City Code Section 9.33 bars loitering on public property except in parks. Subdivision 1…

Maple Grove's disorderly conduct code bans loitering or lurking in public or on others' property when it disturbs…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, lingering in a building doorway, on steps, or in a parking area to block entry or annoy…

Dakota County Ordinance No. 107 bans entering closed park buildings or areas, being present after posted hours, and…

Minneapolis prohibits loitering, standing, sitting, or lying on any street, sidewalk, crosswalk, or public way with…

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Section 1020 makes it a misdemeanor to lurk, loiter, or prowl in…

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 280.06 makes it a misdemeanor to loiter on city streets after midnight while lying in…

Woodbury's disorderly conduct ordinance makes it a crime to congregate on a public street, highway or other public…

In the City of Coon Rapids, City Code § 10-420(6) bars sleeping or protractedly lounging on park benches or seats, and…

In the City of Duluth, city code's loitering prohibition targets one specific structure: the Aerial Lift Bridge in…

Anoka County bars using any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes and vapes, in or around its park facilities under…

Dakota County bans smoking and vaping of any kind on county park property and recreational facilities, with narrow…

In the City of Eden Prairie, the Smokefree Air Ordinance at City Code § 9.42 bans smoking, defined to include cigars…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, smoking, including e-cigarettes and other electronic delivery devices, is banned in…

Smoking, vaping or otherwise heating any substance to inhale it is unlawful in every Brooklyn Park city park under City…

Lakeville City Code § 7-1-7 bans smoking, including vaping and other electronic delivery devices, in every city park…

Maple Grove makes it a petty misdemeanor to smoke or vape anywhere on city park property, including outdoor…

Olmsted County bans smoking and vaping in outdoor areas of public recreation centers and parks, including playgrounds…

Rochester bans smoking outdoors in four specific public zones: the Second Avenue SW medical-district right-of-way…

Saint Paul bans smoking in every city park and within 25 feet of the entrances, exits, windows, and air intakes of…

Woodbury bars any tobacco product within 100 feet of a beach, athletic field or playground inside city parks and open…

Carver County bans smoking and vaping tobacco, cannabis, or hemp products within 25 feet of any indoor area in a county…

In the City of Duluth, smoking or chewing tobacco, cannabinoid products, or other 'prohibited substances' is illegal in…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota (Hennepin County), smoking or vaporizing cannabis is a petty misdemeanor on any…

Stearns County bans tobacco, e-cigarettes and vaporizers in designated zones along its County Recreational Trails under…

Washington County bars smoking or vaping within 100 feet of any park beach, playground or fishing pier, inside park…

Rochester restricts pedestrians from walking or standing on any traffic island, median or roadway outside a designated…

In the City of Coon Rapids, pedestrians must use marked crosswalks when crossing any roadway that abuts or adjoins…

Blue Earth County Code Sec. 4-209 bans using cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles or…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, smoking, vaporizing or otherwise consuming smoke or vapor from cannabis flower, cannabis…

In the City of Eagan, using cannabis flower, cannabis products, or hemp-derived consumer products on public property or…

In the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, City Code section 3-24-8 bars using cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower…

Rochester bans using, smoking, or vaporizing cannabis flower, cannabis products, or hemp-derived consumer products in…

St. Louis County makes it a petty misdemeanor to use cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or…

Stearns County bans using cannabis products in any public place, including its parks, trails, streets, and sidewalks…

Woodbury bans smoking cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles and hemp-derived consumer products…

Anoka County Ordinance No. 2023-1 bans using cannabis flower, cannabis products, or hemp-derived edibles in any public…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, § 130.09 bars using cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp…

Carver County bans using, vaporizing, or smoking cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or…

In the City of Coon Rapids, using cannabis flower, cannabis products or hemp-derived consumer products anywhere the…

Dakota County's park ordinance bars using, possessing, or transferring any controlled substance on park property…

Consuming cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles or hemp-derived items anywhere the City of…

Using cannabis or any cannabinoid product in public spaces across Maple Grove, sidewalks, streets, parks, and parking…

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Section 1045.032 makes it a petty misdemeanor to use cannabis…

In the City of Plymouth, smoking cannabis or hemp in any public place is a petty misdemeanor under City Code § 970.02…

Despite Minnesota's 2023 cannabis legalization, public consumption remains prohibited in Saint Paul streets, sidewalks…

Washington County bans smoking, vaporizing, possessing or consuming cannabis flower, cannabis products, hemp edibles or…

The City of Blaine bans drinking intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor in any public park, street, sidewalk…

Drinking intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor on Brooklyn Park's public streets, parking lots or other public…

In the City of Duluth, Duluth Legislative Code Section 8-22 bans drinking or possessing alcohol in any public place…

Minneapolis prohibits open containers of alcohol on streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and in city parks unless served…

Anoka County parks allow only beer and wine, and only if consumed within Minnesota's laws on service and age; any other…

It is unlawful in the City of Eagan to consume or possess an open container of alcohol on city parks, streets, other…

In the City of Eden Prairie, City Code § 9.38 makes it unlawful to consume or possess beer, wine or liquor in an…

Maple Grove bans consuming or possessing an opened alcoholic beverage on public property and in outdoor areas without…

In the City of Plymouth, drinking, bartering, or giving away liquor or malt beverages on any public street, alley…

Rochester bans possessing an open alcoholic beverage in any public place. City Code Sec. 5-19-30(e) makes it unlawful…

Alcohol is restricted, not banned, at Stearns County parks. Ordinance No. 696 requires a permit or a…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, persons 21 or older can possess, consume or display alcoholic beverages in any…

Coon Rapids bans drinking intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor on any premises not licensed for alcohol sales…

Dakota County allows single-serving beer, wine, ciders and flavored malt beverages in designated areas of its county…

Open containers of alcohol are prohibited in vehicles statewide and on most public streets and parks across Hennepin…

Lakeville City Code § 6-1-7 adopts Minnesota's open bottle law and makes it a crime to possess an opened or resealed…

In the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Section 1045.030 prohibits drinking an alcoholic beverage, or…

Saint Paul prohibits open containers of alcohol on public streets, sidewalks, and parks, with limited exceptions for…

Washington County bans serving, possessing, displaying or drinking alcohol in any county park or conservation area…

Woodbury bans open containers of alcohol on streets, highways, in vehicles, and in liquor-licensed parking lots under…