LOoked into it some more, all out state venders need permit(looking into that) no city tax if on the fair grounds, need mn state tax and fed tax. who evers name it is in has to have insurance but the group may get that from the fair grounds as a add on. have calls into us fish and wild life about permits... A lot of this the MHS should know about cause they did hold the midwest herp show here in 2005. but iI will keep looking.