MN HF4834

Exempts special event food stands from paying the $40 annual statewide hospitality fee required of food service establishments in Minnesota.

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 157.16, subdivision 3a by removing "special event food stand" from the list of establishments required to submit the fee.

Other establishments still required to pay the fee include boarding establishments, food and beverage service establishments, seasonal temporary or permanent food stands, mobile food units, food carts, resorts, hotels, motels, and lodging establishments.

Establishments licensed by the Department of Health must pay the fee when their licensure fee is due; establishments licensed by local governments must pay by July 1 each year.

Effective the day following final enactment.