1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; limiting the prohibition
1.3 	of amortization in certain cases; amending Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes 2004, section 462.357, subdivision 1c.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 462.357,
1.7 	subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 1c.Amortization prohibited.  Except as otherwise
1.9 	provided in this subdivision, a municipality must not enact,
1.10 	amend, or enforce an ordinance providing for the elimination or
1.11 	termination of a use by amortization which use was lawful at the
1.12 	time of its inception.  This subdivision does not apply to
1.13 	nonconforming billboards and to adults-only bookstores,
1.14 	adults-only theaters, or similar adults-only businesses, as
1.15 	defined by ordinance.