This is horse shi*

You can give the a license but not food? And you will fine them? They don't have any money!!What a bunch of jerks.

Minneapolis May Require License To Beg
Civil Liberties Groups Say Begging Is Protected Speech

Beggars on the streets of Minneapolis may soon have to show a panhandler's license to collect spare change.

Police Chief William McManus wants to license panhandlers, saying it would help officers manage aggressive begging in Minnesota's largest city.

Under his plan, panhandlers would have to register each year at a government center and have their picture taken. Anyone failing to wear an identification badge would be jailed for 30 days, and possibly fined.

Mayor R.T. Rybak said he's not sure he'll support the plan.

A handful of others cities license beggars. They include Cincinnati, Dallas and Greensboro, N.C.

Cincinnati's ordinance is being challenged by civil liberties groups that say begging is protected speech