The East Grand Forks City Council discussed a fee schedule for the company at its Tuesday night meeting, Aug. 8. The council will revisit the Bird scooters issue at its next meeting.
According to Minnesota state statute, petty misdemeanors are punishable by up to a $300 fine. State law legalizing recreational cannabis use also makes use in public a petty misdemeanor.
The East Grand Forks City Council passed a moratorium on July 5 banning the testing, manufacturing, cultivating, growing, transporting, delivery and distribution of cannabis for up to two years.