Regulations and Licensing

Describes possible ways cities can regulate peddlers, solicitors, and transient merchants.

Learn about the tools available to cities under state law to remedy unhealthy and dangerous properties.

Learn what gambling is allowed in Minnesota, like pull-tabs and raffles, and which organizations may conduct them.

Get answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding outdoor service at restaurants and bars.

Learn about regulating all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), golf carts, mini-trucks, motorized foot scooters, pocket bikes, mini-motorcycles, motorized bicycles, and electric-assisted bicycles.

Outlines requirements to regulate the collection and disposal of solid waste and the roles of state and county oversight.

Describes how cities may control pets, farm animals, exotic animals, and newly popular hobbies of keeping bees or chickens.

Learn about types of liquor licenses and criteria that applicants and their establishments must meet.

Understand the basic concepts in licensing such as city authority, constitutional issues, preemption and limitation and fees.

City authority to regulate various activities city comes from state law. Learn about activities cities most commonly regulate and license.