SALE OF FARM PRODUCE BY PROFIT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 13, ch. 265, art. VIII

in effect

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.360 Authorized license required.

265.360. - Authorized license required. A for-profit organization, or nonprofit organization formed under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 309 and 315, or a seasonal short-term food establishment, as defined in section 188.10 of this Code, may apply to the city through the department of licenses and consumer services for a farmer's market license to allow the sale of vegetables, fruits, garden produce, farm produce, and arts and crafts on its premises or on public rights-of-way subject to approval by the department. An additional permit is required for the sale of potentially hazardous foods as defined by the United States Food and Drug Administration 1976 Food Service Sanitation Manual. Each license granted under this article shall expire April first of each year. (87-Or-180, § 1, 10-9-87; 92-Or-087, § 2, 7-10-92; 96-Or-100, § 1, 9-27-96; 2005-Or-116, § 1, 11-18-05)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.365 Arts and crafts defined.

265.365. - Arts and crafts defined. Arts and crafts, as used in this chapter, are those items which are handmade and sold only by the creator of the item or the creator's immediate family. Arts and crafts items shall include, but are not limited to: handmade baskets, glassware, jewelry, macrame, needlework, painted clothing, paintings, pottery, rugs, wooden toys or carvings, and other similar items. (92-Or-087, § 2, 7-10-92)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.370 Restrictions.

265.370. - Restrictions. (a) Each applicant for a permit under this article must ascertain and certify that the seller of the produce meets the requirements of section 343.15(a) of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances. (b) Sales permitted under this article shall be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., May 1 through October 31 of each year. (c) Sales shall be permitted no more than two (2) days per week. (d) The applicant for a permit shall designate on the application the proposed times and dates when the sales are to be conducted, and shall include a plot plan which clearly shows the location from which the applicant proposes to allow the sales to be conducted. (e) The permittee shall be subject to all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations, including the public health and sanitation regulations relating to the storage and sanitary handling of foods, vegetables, fruits, garden and farm produce, except as herein provided. (87-Or-180, § 1, 10-9-87; 92-Or-087, § 4, 7-10-92)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.380 Permit procedure.

265.380. - Permit procedure. (a) An applicant for a permit under this article shall file its application therefor with the city on forms provided by the director of licenses and consumer services. (b) Upon the filing of the application, the director of licenses and consumer service shall notify the commissioner of health and the council member of the ward in which the sale is to be conducted of the application, and the license shall be issued or denied pursuant to section 259.30. (87-Or-180, § 1, 10-9-87; 2005-Or-116, § 2, 11-18-05)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.390 Fee.

265.390. - Fee. The applicant shall pay to the city finance department a sum as established in Appendix J, License Fee Schedule, with each application for a special permit. (87-Or-180, § 1, 10-9-87; 90-Or-014, § 1, 1-26-90; 91-Or-049, § 1, 3-29-91; 98-Or-046, § 1, 5-22-98; 2002-Or-023, § 1, 4-5-02; 2002-Or-105, § 3, 9-27-02)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 265.400 Insurance.

265.400. - Insurance. A license for a farmer's market, any part of which is on a street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way, may be granted only after the applicant has filed with the division of licenses a liability insurance policy, or evidence thereof, which policy shall provide coverage in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for one claimant and six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00) for any number of claimants, and shall specifically provide for the payment by the insurance company on behalf of the insureds of all which the insureds shall become obligated to pay by reason of liability, imposed upon them by law for injuries or damages to persons or properties arising out of the activities and operations of the insureds occurring on any public right-of-way pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The applicant and the city shall be named as joint insureds on the liability policy. (92-Or-087, § 5, 7-10-92)

Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT13LIBURE_CH265SPPESPBUUS_ARTVIIISAFAPRPRNOORPUPRPRFetched: 11/2/2026