1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to adopt an 
1.3 	ordinance to define the annual duration of operation of mobile food units;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.15, subdivision 9.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.15, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 9.Mobile food unit. "Mobile food unit" means a food and beverage service 
1.8 	establishment that is a vehicle mounted unit, either motorized or trailered, operating no 
1.9 	more than 21 days annually at any one place or is operated in conjunction with a permanent 
1.10 	business licensed under this chapter or chapter 28A at the site of the permanent business by 
1.11 	the same individual or company, and readily movable, without disassembling, for transport 
1.12 	to another location. A local government may provide by ordinance that a mobile food unit 
1.13 	may operate for a set number of days greater than 21 days annually at any one place. The 
1.14 	ordinance must include any requirements or limitations the local government considers 
1.15 	reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.