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Mr. Joel R. Hanson February 1, 1991 Page Three persons under the age of 21. In addition, Minnesota Statutes §349.12, Subdivision 11(a)(10) now specifically allows as a lawful purpose, "a contribution to the United States, this state or any of its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality thereof other than a direct contribution to a law enforcement or prosecutorial agency." The 1990 Legislature also amended Minnesota Statutes 5349.213, Subdivision 1(b), which governs trade area'crdinances. That statute, as amended, now provides that "a trade area defined by a city under this subdivision must include each city contiguous to the defining city." Previous to this Legislation, it appeared that the City had unbridled discretion to define its trade area, including the discretion to limit the trade area to the boundaries of the municipality. As you will likely recall, Section 815.020 of the City Code, added by the Council on March 14, 1990, originally defined the Little Canada trade area as "the corporate boundaries of the City of Little Canada." However, a revision of the definition of trade area passed by the City Council on July 11, 1990, by way of Ordinance No. 333, extended the definition of trade area to include "each city contiguous to the City of Little Canada." As a result, the City's present definition of trade area is consistent with state law. The 1990 Legislature also passed amendments related to the licensing and registration of organizations conducting lawful gambling and the recipients of lawful expenditures. Minnesota Statutes §349.154, Subdivision 3, provides that the Department of Gaming.may by rule require that recipients of net profits from lawful gambling register With the Department. From my conversations with the Attorney General's Office, it is my understanding that these rules have not yet been promulgated. Minnesota Statutes §349.16, Subdivision 2(d) now makes clear that an organization "must not be in existence solely for the purpose of conducting gambling." Finally, all organizations conducting lawful gambling must have a licensed gambling manager. Minnesota Statutes §349.167 requires that gambling managers be certified as properly trained by the State, and must maintain a bond of no less than $25,000.00 in favor of the organization and the State. Finally, all paid employees of a charitable gambling organization must be registered pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §349.168. Page 11