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allowable municipal permit fee at $100 per <br />vendor selling fireworks with other <br />products, and $350 per vendor selling <br />fireworks exclusively. The law restricts <br />cities from requiring fireworks sellers to <br />purchase additional liability insurance. <br />Finally, the 2003 law states that cities cannot <br />prohibit or restrict the display of consumer <br />fireworks if the display and structure <br />complies with National Fire Protection <br />Association (NFPA) Standard 1124. The <br />NFPA is a private international association <br />of individuals and trade and professional <br />organizations. (NFPA Standard 1124 is not a <br />public document and is available only for a <br />fee.) <br />Fireworks products can cause serious <br />injuries and fire loss. The legal sale of <br />consumer fireworks undermines fire <br />prevention efforts. The sale and use of <br />consumer fireworks increases local public <br />safety enforcement, emergency response, <br />and fire -suppression costs. <br />Response: The League of Minnesota <br />Cities opposes legislation that would <br />further relax the ban on the sale and use <br />of consumer fireworks. The League <br />supports a repeal of the 2002 law that <br />relaxes the ban on the sale and use of <br />consumer fireworks. <br />Fees are needed to cover the costs <br />associated with compliance checks, <br />education, and inspections relating to the <br />sale of a regulated product. The current <br />fee caps do not allow cities to recover <br />these costs. The League supports allowing <br />cities to establish and impose reasonable <br />fees on retailers that sell fireworks. The <br />League opposes restrictions on requiring <br />fireworks retailers to purchase additional <br />liability insurance. Finally, the League <br />seeks repeal of the NFPA reference. <br />SD-47. Traffic Enforcement <br />Cameras <br />Issue: Drivers who disobey traffic laws can <br />cause serious traffic accidents and contribute <br />to gridlock. In spite of the severity of this <br />problem, cities cannot always afford the <br />levels of peace officer enforcement that <br />residents demand. The technology exists to <br />enforce traffic laws with photographic <br />evidence. For example, there is less running <br />of red lights when motions imaging <br />recording systems (MIRS) are installed at <br />traffic signals. <br />Response: Local law enforcement agencies <br />should have the express authority to use <br />photo enforcement technology to enforce <br />traffic laws. Local law enforcement <br />officers should have the express authority <br />to issue citations for traffic violations by <br />mail where the violation is detected with <br />photographic evidence. <br />SD-48. Operation of Motorized <br />Foot Scooters <br />Issue: Current state statute pre-empts the <br />authority of local units of government to <br />regulate the operation of motorized foot <br />scooters. The law provides that an operator <br />must be 12 years of age or older. Although <br />the law contains safety provisions, including <br />a requirement that operators under the age of <br />18 must wear helmets, it does not require <br />training or permits for operators of any age. <br />Further, it does not explicitly restrict the <br />operation of motorized foot scooters to low - <br />volume and/or low -speed roadways. <br />Use of motorized equipment on roadways is <br />inherently more dangerous than the use of <br />non -motorized bicycles and is comparable to <br />the operation of motorized watercraft. While <br />the law governing watercraft operation also <br />requires an operator to be at least 12 years of <br />League of Minnesota Cities <br />2018 City Policies Page 31 <br />