1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing amortization of certain property uses;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462.357, subdivision 1c.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462.357, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 1c.Amortization prohibited. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, 
1.7 	a municipality must not enact, amend, or enforce an ordinance providing for the elimination 
1.8 	or termination of a use by amortization which use was lawful at the time of its inception.
1.9 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to:
1.10 	(1) adults-only bookstores, adults-only theaters, or similar adults-only businesses, as 
1.11 	defined by ordinance; or
1.12 	(2) production, processing, and industrial uses, as defined by ordinance.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.