License required.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 363.01
in effectSec. 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)
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_CH363VEMA_S363.01LIREFetched: 11/1/2026