Vending Machines

Saint Paul Legislative Code tit. XXIX, ch. 363

in effect

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 363.01 License required.

Sec. 363.01. - License required. (a) Operator's license. No person in Saint Paul shall engage or continue in or carry on the business of selling or vending any candy, nuts, chewing gum, soft drinks or any other edible substance or drink through or by the use or operation of vending machines of any kind or type without a license to be known as an operator's license; provided, however, that a vending machine is hereby defined as any machine operated by any coin above one (1) penny in value. This license requirement shall also apply to persons who retain title to the vending machine, but install it upon premises not owned by the licensee or applicant. (b) Holders of food licenses. Any person securing a license under the provisions of Chapter 331, and having paid the license fee therein set out, and who desires to sell any edible substances or drink by the use of a vending machine owned by the licensee, shall, at the time of making the application for said license, declare in his application the number of such vending machines he intends to operate upon the premises and description of the same and a statement of the type of edible substances or drink to be dispensed by said machine. (c) Food license required. No vending machine shall be operated within the City of Saint Paul upon any premises unless there shall have been issued to the owner, lessee or operator of the business located upon said premises one (1) of the three (3) types of licenses provided for under the provisions of Chapter 331; provided, that such owner, lessee or operator does not need an operator's license under this chapter if he merely permits a vending machine to be located on his premises, but is subject to the requirements of section 363.02(b). (d) Exemption. Vending machines dispensing only bottled or canned soft drinks are exempt from the provisions of this section pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 28A.09, subdivision 1(c), enacted by Chapter 375, Laws of 1986. (Code 1956, §§ 337.02—337.04, 337.10; Ord. No. 17391, § 1, 8-28-86)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 363.02 Fees; certificates.

Sec. 363.02. - Fees; certificates. (a) Fee. The fee required for a license shall be established by ordinance as specified in section 310.09(b) of the Legislative Code. (b) Certificate to be affixed to machine. Payment of the license fee shall be evidenced by a license certificate affixed to each vending machine as hereinafter provided, and no person shall operate or install or permit or allow any vending machine to be operated or installed without first affixing said license certificate. (Code 1956, §§ 337.06, 337.07; C.F. No. 99-516, § 1, 7-7-99)

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 363.03 Application; issuance of license.

Sec. 363.03. - Application; issuance of license. (a) Application. The application shall contain a statement of the applicant giving name, residence, place of business, address of the place or places where he proposes to install and operate vending machines, kind and number thereof, kind and general description of the article or articles he proposes to sell or vend by the use of said machine, address of place where such articles are stored, address of place where the articles to be sold by the use of said machines are placed in said machines unless same are filled at place of location. (b) Certificate. Upon payment of the license fee, the inspector shall issue to the owner a suitable license certificate for each vending machine so licensed. The license certificate shall show on its face the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the machine, the amount of the fee, and the year for which the fee was paid. (Code 1956, § 337.08)

Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXXIXLI_CH363VEMAFetched: 11/1/2026