1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to cities; prohibiting ordinances restricting or charging fees for certain 
1.3 	commercial signs;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	415.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [415.19] COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING REGULATION LIMITED.
1.7 		Subdivision 1. Window, other displays allowed.  Except as provided in subdivision 
1.8 	3, a statutory or home rule charter city must not adopt or enforce a local ordinance 
1.9 	that restricts or prohibits placing advertising or product displays (1) on the inside of a 
1.10 	commercial establishment, or (2) on mechanical or electrical machines used to store or 
1.11 	dispense products for sale at a commercial establishment.
1.12 		Subd. 2. Fees.  A statutory or home rule charter city must not impose a fee or 
1.13 	other charge related to advertising or product displays on the inside of a window of a 
1.14 	commercial establishment or on machines used to store or dispense products for sale 
1.15 	at a commercial establishment.
1.16 		Subd. 3.Exception. A city may prohibit advertisements or displays that violate 
1.17 	the state fire code.