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3 Approval. Each premises permit must be approved by the city or county having jurisdiction over the location in advance of board consideration. A city or county can require that all or part of lawful purpose expenditures raised from gambling within its jurisdiction be spent on activities within the government's trade area (as it defines the term). A city or county can require an organization within its jurisdiction to contribute up to 10 percent of its net gambling profits for lawful purposes that the city or county specifies. Local taxes. Cities and counties may levy a tax of up to 3 percent of an organization's gross gambling receipts, as long as the revenues are used for gambling regulation. Local regulation. Cities and counties may adopt gambling regulations that are more stringent than state law, including the complete prohibition of gambling within their jurisdiction, but except in the case of paddlewheels, any local regulation must apply equally to all forms of gambling. 349.213 LOCAL AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1.1-ocal regulation. (a) A statutory or home rule city or county has the authority to adopt more stringent regulation of lawful gambling within its jurisdiction, including the prohibition of lawful gambling. (b) A statutory or home rule city or county may require a permit for the conduct of gambling exempt from licensing under section 349.166. The fee for a permit issued under section 349.166 may not exceed $100. (c) The authority granted by this subdivision does not include the authority to require a license or fee for a license or permit to conduct gambling by organizations, gambling managers, gambling employees, or sales by distributors or linked bingo game providers licensed by or registered with the board. (d) The authority granted by this subdivision does not include the authority to require an organization to make specific expenditures of more than ten percent per year from its net profits derived from lawful gambling. (e) For the purposes of this subdivision, net profits are gross profits less amounts expended for allowable expenses and paid in taxes assessed on lawful gambling. (f) A statutory or home rule charter city or a county may not require an organization conducting lawful gambling within its jurisdiction to make an expenditure to the city or county as a condition to operate within that city or county, except: (1) as authorized under section 349.16, subdivision 8, or 297E.07; or (2) by an ordinance requirement that such organizations must contribute ten percent per year of their net profits derived from lawful gambling conducted at premises within the city's or county's jurisdiction to a fund administered and regulated by the responsible local unit of government without cost to such fund. The funds must be disbursed by the local unit of government for (i) charitable contributions as