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…

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…

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

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…

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

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…

Minneapolis Police can label a residential gathering a 'noisy or unruly assembly' between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., mail the…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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

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

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…