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under the direction of a licensed medical <br />professional. The League supports the <br />provision in Minn. Stat. ch. 146A and <br />calls for legislation that would allow cities <br />to prosecute violations of Minn. Stat. ch. <br />146A. <br />The League also supports legislation <br />pertaining to the practice of massage <br />therapy that accomplishes the following: <br />a) Helps cities establish legitimacy of <br />providers applying for a local license <br />to practice. <br />b) Prevents individuals from conducting <br />criminal activities such as prostitution <br />out of establishments operating as <br />massage therapy facilities. <br />c) Improves provider compliance with <br />Minn. Stat. ch. 146A. <br />d) Protects the public from injury and <br />from other conditions that may result <br />in harm. <br />SD-51. Lawful Gambling and Local <br />Control <br />Issue: As part of the 2009 reforms to lawful <br />gambling statutes, some local control was <br />removed from the lawful gambling process. <br />Previously, the lawful gambling licensee <br />would have to obtain the city council's <br />approval as part of its application to renew <br />the organization's premises permit (some <br />forms of lawful gambling require obtaining <br />an organizational license and a premises <br />permit(s) from the state). This step was <br />removed when the state established a <br />perpetual organizational license and <br />premises permitting system. Because these <br />licenses and permits are issued by the state, <br />under the current system a city's authority <br />over these licensees is limited to: 1) <br />approval of the initial premises permit; and <br />2) enforcement of the city's lawful gambling <br />ordinance. Some city officials have <br />concerns that gambling organizations will be <br />more apt to ignore local regulations (such as <br />spending the required percentage of lawful <br />gambling expenditures in the city's trade <br />area) if they don't need the city's approval <br />for the renewal of their state -issued premises <br />permits. <br />Response: The licensee should be required <br />to obtain local approval on an annual <br />basis, or at longer intervals as determined <br />by the city, and file the resolution of local <br />approval with the Gambling Control <br />Board. <br />SD-52. Liquor Liability Insurance <br />Limits <br />Issue: Minn. Stat. § 340A.409 requires that <br />"no retail license may be issued, maintained <br />or renewed unless the applicant <br />demonstrates proof of financial <br />responsibility with regard to liability <br />imposed by Minn. Stat. § 340A.801" <br />relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages. <br />The minimum limits of liability currently in <br />statute require $50,000 of coverage because <br />of bodily injury to any one person in any <br />one occurrence, $100,000 because of bodily <br />injury to two or more persons in any one <br />occurrence, $10,000 because of injury to or <br />destruction of property of others in any one <br />occurrence, $50,000 for loss of means of <br />support of any one person in any one <br />occurrence, $100,000 for loss of means of <br />support of two or more persons in any one <br />occurrence, $50,000 for other pecuniary loss <br />of any one person in any one occurrence, <br />and $100,000 for other pecuniary loss of two <br />or more persons in any one occurrence. <br />These limits have not been updated since at <br />least 1985 and would provide very little <br />relief to persons impacted by an intoxicated <br />person. While cities can choose to require <br />higher limits of liability than required by <br />statute, it may create competitive imbalance <br />between communities if the limits are not <br />consistent. <br />League of Minnesota Cities <br />2015 City Policies Page 33 <br />