Hopscotch Chalk Courts Banned On Anoka City Sidewalks: Report

ANOKA, MN — A new ordinance passed in Anoka will unintentionally prohibit hopscotch and other chalk drawings on the city's sidewalks, according to a report.

The law is intended to regulate political and offensive displays on public property, but there are no exceptions for things like children's art. The ordinance passed 4-1 on Nov. 1.

"I don't want to make it illegal for a kid to draw on the sidewalk with chalk, which is what we are saying," Anoka City Council Member Erik Skogquist, who voted against the law, told the Star Tribune.

"I am not OK with that."

Read more at the Star Tribune.