It is unlawful for any person, in a public or private place, knowing, or having reasonable grounds to know, that it will, or will tend to, alarm, anger or disturb others or provoke any assault or breach of peace, to do the following:
(A) Engage in brawling or fighting;
(B) Disturb an assembly or meeting which is not unlawful in its character;
(C) Engage in offensive, obscene or abusive language or gestures, fighting, or in boisterous and noisy conduct tending reasonably to arouse alarm, anger or resentment in others;
(D) Willfully and lewdly expose the person or the private parts thereof, or procure another to so expose the person, or engage in any open or gross lewdness or lascivious behavior or any act of public indecency;
(E) Appear publicly without being garbed in a manner sufficient to cover the person and equal to the standards generally adopted and accepted by the public;
(F) Cause the making or production of any unnecessary noise by racing the motor of any motor vehicle, causing the spinning or skidding of wheels or tires causing tire squeal or similar noise, shouting or by any other means or mechanism including the excessive blowing of any automobile or other vehicle horn;
(G) Use a flashlight, laser pointer, spotlight or similar device in a manner so as to annoy or endanger others;
(H) Drink or display any intoxicating liquor, wine or 3.2% malt liquor on or about any premises where the drinking or display thereof is prohibited by law or ordinance;
(I) Cause defacement, destruction or other damage to any premises or any property located thereon;
(J) Strew, scatter, litter, throw, dispose of or deposit any refuse, garbage or rubbish on any premises except in receptacles provided for the purpose;
(K) Enter any motor vehicle of another without the consent of the owner or operator; and
(L) Fail or refuse to vacate or leave any street, alley or other public way or public place, or any public gathering or assembly, or the vicinity of any store, shop or business or commercial establishment, or any private property, or place after being requested or ordered, whether orally or in writing, to do so by the owner, or person in charge thereof, or by any law enforcement agent or official; provided however, this provision shall not apply to any person who is owner or tenant of the premises involved, nor to any law enforcement or other government official who may be present thereon at that time as part of the official’s official duty, nor shall it include the spouse, children, employee or tenant of the owner or occupier.
(‘81 Code, § 14-2) (Ord. 173, passed 12-10-75)
Statutory reference:
For provisions concerning disorderly conduct, see M.S.§ 609.72
For provisions concerning the city’s authority to prevent disorderly conduct, see M.S. § 412.221, subd. 24