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initiatives to support these locally - <br />determined compliance efforts. The <br />Legislature should consider a grant <br />program supporting locally -based <br />community partnerships that can quickly <br />and effectively respond to youth access <br />problems. <br />SD-59. Smoking Ban Ordinances <br />Issue: In 2007, the Legislature extended the <br />Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA) <br />to cover all workplaces, including <br />restaurants and bars. The law sets a floor <br />with minimum standards and allows local <br />governments to implement more restrictive <br />ordinances. <br />In recent years, the popularity and use of <br />electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has <br />increased significantly. There is much that is <br />unknown about the health impacts of e- <br />cigarettes which has slowed government <br />regulation of their sale and use. Because of <br />concerns over potential health impacts and <br />the lack of comprehensive state and federal <br />regulation, cities have passed ordinances on <br />an individual basis restricting the sale of e- <br />cigarettes to minors and prohibiting their use <br />in public places. <br />In 2014, the Legislature passed regulations <br />on the sale of e-cigarettes to mirror existing <br />cigarette sale regulations including <br />prohibiting sale to minors. It also passed a <br />law prohibiting use in public buildings <br />owned and operated by the State of <br />Minnesota and all political subdivisions. The <br />Legislature did not ban indoor use in all <br />workplaces. <br />Response: Many cities have already <br />passed ordinances banning the use of e- <br />cigarettes in all public places. To ensure <br />uniformity and consistency across the <br />state, the Legislature should regulate e- <br />cigarettes under the MCIAA while <br />preserving the ability of local <br />governments to enact more restrictive <br />ordinances. <br />SD-60. Regulation of Mobile <br />Businesses <br />Issue: The transient nature of mobile <br />businesses presents unique challenges to <br />traditional city zoning and permitting and <br />may create an unfair competitive advantage <br />over traditional businesses that pay property <br />taxes and generate income for a city. Cities <br />also make significant investments in the <br />development of retail districts and <br />downtowns and have a strong interest in <br />maintaining a level playing field for brick <br />and mortar establishments. <br />Minnesota has seen a sharp increase in the <br />number of food trucks (Mobile Food Units) <br />operating throughout the state. Food trucks <br />are licensed as food and beverage service <br />establishments by the Minnesota <br />Depaitinent of Health (MDH) or by local <br />jurisdictions pursuant to an MDH delegation <br />agreement. Food trucks are prohibited from <br />operating in the same location for more than <br />21 days without approval of the regulatory <br />authority. <br />In 2015, the Legislature authorized the <br />Board of Cosmetologist Examiners to adopt <br />rules governing the licensure, operation and <br />inspection of "Mobile Salons" which are <br />operated in a mobile vehicle or mobile <br />structure for exclusive use to offer personal <br />services defined in Minn Stat. § 155A.23, <br />subd. 3. The rules must prohibit mobile <br />salons from violating reasonable municipal <br />restrictions on time and place of operation of <br />a mobile salon within its jurisdiction, and <br />shall establish penalties, up to and including <br />revocation of a license, for repeated <br />violations of municipal laws. <br />League of Minnesota Cities <br />2018 City Policies Page 37 <br />