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<br />e <br /> <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br /> <br />. <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Response: The League supports the statewide regulation of massage therapists in <br />order to aid local law enforcement efforts to control prostitution and other criminal <br />activity. <br /> <br />SD-26. On-Sale Liquor or Wine Licenses to Performing Theaters and <br />Cultural Centers (ABH) <br /> <br />Issue: Performing theaters and cultural centers are not one of the qualifying entities to <br />which municipalities may issue on-sale liquor or wine licenses. Several theaters have received <br />special legislation that allows their municipalities to issue on-sale liquor or wine licenses to <br />them. This practice interferes with the ability of municipalities to control the placement and <br />operating manner of these entities. <br /> <br />Response: The Legislature should authorize municipalities to issue on-sale liquor or <br />wine licenses to performing theaters and cultural centers subject to restrictions imposed by <br />the municipality. <br /> <br />SD-27. Youth Access to Alcohol & Tobacco (ABH) <br /> <br />Issue: The minimum age to purchase alcohol in Minnesota is 21. The minimum age to <br />purchase tobacco in Minnesota is 18. The minimum age to sell alcohol and tobacco products in <br />Minnesota is 18. Cities have an interest in preventing their youth from obtaining these products. <br />To this end, many cities operate compliance check programs in an effort to discern the current <br />level of youth access and to reduce youth access. <br /> <br />Response: The League opposes any proposal that could result in increased risks of <br />youth access to alcohol and tobacco products and expanded off-sale venues for the sale of <br />such products. The League supports the sale of alcohol and tobacco products only in <br />controlled environments. The League supports statutory changes that assist in reducing <br />youth access to alcohol and tobacco products. The League supports mandatory alcohol <br />compliance checks with state funding initiatives to support locally-determined compliance <br />efforts. <br /> <br />SD-28. Smoking Ban Ordinances (ABH) <br /> <br />Issue: Cities are being confronted with the issue of local smoking ban ordinances. Three <br />Minnesota cities and one county have adopted ordinances that ban smoking in restaurants and/or <br />bars. Other cities have failed to adopt ordinances. A number of cities have passed resolutions <br />deferring action on the smoking ban issue until the state Legislature addresses the issue. <br />However, there is no clear consensus among Minnesota cities supporting a statewide ban. <br /> <br />Response: If the Legislature addresses the smoking ban issue with a uniform <br />statewide law, it should preserve the ability of local units of government to enact more <br />restrictive ordinances at the local level. <br /> <br />33 <br />