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Minnesota Statutes 2000,349.213 gambling adopted by a political subdivision under this subdivision must apply equally to all forms of lawful gambling within the jurisdiction of the political subdivision, except a political subdivision may prohibit the use of paddlewheels. Subd. 2. Z,ocal approval. Before issuing or renewing a premises permit or bingo hall license, the board must notify the city council of the statutory or home rule city in which the organization's premises or the bingo hall is located or, if the premises or hall is located outside a city, the county board of the cour*’y and the town board of the town where the premises or hall is . cated. The board may require organizations or bingo halls to jtify the appropriate local government at the time of application. This required notification is sufficient to constitute the notice required by this subdivision. The board may not issue or renew a premises permit or bingo hall license unless the organization submits a resolution from the city council or county board approving the premises permit or bingo hall license. The resolution must have been adopted within 60 days of the date of application for the new or renewed permit or license. Subd. 3. Local gambling tax. A statutory or home rule charter city that has one or more licensed organizations operating lawful gambling, and a county that has one or more licensed organizations outside incorporated areas operating lawful gambling, may impose a local gambling tax on each licensed organization within the city's or county's jurisdiction. The tax may be imposed only if the amount to be received by the city or county is necessary to cover the costs incurred by the city or county to regulate lawful gambling. The tax imposed by this subdivision may not exceed three percent of t^ie gross receipts of a licensed organization from all lawful gambling less prizes actually paid out by the organization. A city or county may not use money collected under this subdivision for any purpose other than to regulate lawful gambling. A tax Imposed under this subdivision is in lieu of all other local taxes and local investigation fees on lawful gambling. A city or county that imposes a tax under this subdivision shall annually, by March 15, file a report with the board in a form prescribed by the board showing (1) the amount of revenue produced by the tax during the preceding calendar year, and (2) the use of the proceeds of the tax. HIST: 1984 c 502 art 12 s 18; 1986 c 467 s 25; 1987 c 327 s 21; 1988 c 705 s 1; 1989 c 209 art 1 s 35; 1989 c 334 art 2 s 44,45; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 220; 1990 c 590 art 1 s 37; 1991 c 199 art 2 S 1; 1991 c 336 art 2 s 34; 1994 c 633 art 2 s 19; art 5 s 96; 1994 c 633 art 2 s 2; 1995 c 264 art 17 s 11; 1998 c 322 s 6; 2000 c 300 s 8 Page 2 of2 Copyright 2000 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. http://www.revisor.leg.statc.mn.us/stats/349/2l3.htmI 7/18/01