If one purpose of bike registration is to allow that bikes be located when stolen, perhaps there's an easier way to achieve this for at least part of the bike universe. The city could require that the serial number of any new bike sold in Minneapolis be transmitted to the city by the bike shop, along with the buyer's name. This obviously would not cover bikes purchased by Minneapolitans at suburban or St. Paul locations, unless it was expanded statewide. But those covered by serial number reporting could be exempted from bike licensing laws, if the law is retained. People who buy a used bike in the city or a new bike in the suburbs could also license their bike if they wanted some possibility of recovery after a theft.
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