1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2720 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.3 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.101, is amended by adding a
1.4subdivision to read:
1.5 Subd. 4a. Bulk distilled spirits. "Bulk distilled spirits" means distilled spirits in a
1.6container having a capacity in excess of one gallon.
1.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.101, is amended by adding a
1.9subdivision to read:
1.10 Subd. 4b. Bulk wine. "Bulk wine" means wine in a container having a capacity
1.11of five or more gallons.
1.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.13 Sec. 3.
[340A.22] MICRODISTILLERIES.
1.14 Subdivision. 1. Activities. (a) A microdistillery licensed under section 340A.301,
1.15subdivision 6c, may provide on its premises samples of distilled spirits manufactured on
1.16its premises, in an amount not to exceed 15 milliliters per variety per person. No more
1.17than 45 milliliters may be sampled under this paragraph by any person on any day.
1.18(b) A microdistillery can sell cocktails to the public, pursuant to subdivision 2.
1.19(c) A microdistillery may distribute its products directly to retailers, or sell through
1.20wholesalers.
1.21 Subd. 2. Cocktail room license. (a) A municipality, including a city with a
1.22municipal liquor store, may issue the holder of a microdistillery license under section
1.23340A.301, subdivision 6c, a microdistillery cocktail room license. A microdistillery
1.24cocktail room license authorizes on-sale of distilled liquor produced by the distiller for
2.1consumption on the premises of or adjacent to one distillery location owned by the
2.2distiller. Nothing in this subdivision precludes the holder of a microdistillery cocktail
2.3room license from also holding a license to operate a restaurant at the distillery. Section
2.4340A.409 shall apply to a license issued under this subdivision. All provisions of this
2.5chapter that apply to a retail liquor license shall apply to a license issued under this
2.6subdivision unless the provision is explicitly inconsistent with this subdivision.
2.7(b) A distiller may only have one cocktail room license under this subdivision,
2.8and may not have an ownership interest in a distillery licensed under section 340A.301,
2.9subdivision 6, paragraph (a). No entity may simultaneously hold a license under section
2.10340A.301, subdivision 6b, and a license under section 340A.301, subdivision 6c. No
2.11location may house both licenses.
2.12(c) The municipality shall impose a licensing fee on a distiller holding a
2.13microdistillery cocktail room license under this subdivision, subject to limitations
2.14applicable to license fees under section
340A.408, subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
2.15(d) A municipality shall, within ten days of the issuance of a license under this
2.16subdivision, inform the commissioner of the licensee's name and address and trade name,
2.17and the effective date and expiration date of the license. The municipality shall also
2.18inform the commissioner of a license transfer, cancellation, suspension, or revocation
2.19during the license period.
2.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.21 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 340A.301, subdivision 6c,
2.22is amended to read:
2.23 Subd. 6c.
Microdistilleries. (a) A microdistillery may provide on its premises
2.24samples of distilled spirits manufactured on its premises, in an amount not to exceed 15
2.25milliliters per variety per person. No more than 45 milliliters may be sampled under
2.26this paragraph by any person on any day.
2.27(b) The commissioner shall establish a fee for licensing microdistilleries that
2.28adequately covers the cost of issuing the license and other inspection requirements. The
2.29fees shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to
2.30the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision.
2.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.32 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 340A.301, subdivision 6d,
2.33is amended to read:
3.1 Subd. 6d.
Small brewer license. (a) A brewer licensed under subdivision 6, clause
3.2(c), (i), or (j), may be issued a license by a municipality for off-sale of malt liquor at its
3.3licensed premises that has been produced and packaged by the brewer. The license must
3.4be approved by the commissioner. The amount of malt liquor sold at off-sale may not
3.5exceed 500 barrels annually. Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for
3.6off-sale at exclusive liquor stores in the jurisdiction in which the brewer is located, and the
3.7malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale
3.8closing time at exclusive liquor stores
, except that growlers may be sold by a small brewer
3.9on Sundays. Sunday sales must be approved by the licensing jurisdiction, and hours may be
3.10established by those jurisdictions. The malt liquor shall be packed in 64-ounce containers
3.11commonly known as "growlers" or in 750 milliliter bottles. The containers or bottles shall
3.12bear a twist-type closure, cork, stopper, or plug. At the time of the sale, a paper or plastic
3.13adhesive band, strip, or sleeve shall be applied to the container or bottle and extended over
3.14the top of the twist-type closure, cork, stopper, or plug forming a seal that must be broken
3.15upon opening of the container or bottle. The adhesive band, strip, or sleeve shall bear the
3.16name and address of the brewer. The containers or bottles shall be identified as malt
3.17liquor, contain the name of the malt liquor, bear the name and address of the brewer selling
3.18the malt liquor, and shall be considered intoxicating liquor unless the alcoholic content is
3.19labeled as otherwise in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 7515.1100.
3.20(b) A brewer may only have one license under this subdivision.
3.21(c) A municipality may not issue a license under this subdivision to a brewer if the
3.22brewer seeking the license, or any person having an economic interest in the brewer
3.23seeking the license or exercising control over the brewer seeking the license, is a brewer
3.24that brews more than 20,000 barrels of its own brands of malt liquor annually or a winery
3.25that produces more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually.
3.26(d) The municipality shall impose a licensing fee on a brewer holding a license
3.27under this subdivision, subject to limitations applicable to license fees under section
3.28340A.408, subdivision 3
, paragraph (a).
3.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
3.30 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 340A.301, subdivision 7, is
3.31amended to read:
3.32 Subd. 7.
Interest in other business. (a) Except as provided in this subdivision,
3.33a holder of a license as a manufacturer, brewer, importer, or wholesaler may not have
3.34any ownership, in whole or in part, in a business holding a retail intoxicating liquor or
3.353.2 percent malt liquor license. The commissioner may not issue a license under this
4.1section to a manufacturer, brewer, importer, or wholesaler if a retailer of intoxicating
4.2liquor has a direct or indirect interest in the manufacturer, brewer, importer, or wholesaler.
4.3A manufacturer or wholesaler of intoxicating liquor may use or have property rented
4.4for retail intoxicating liquor sales only if the manufacturer or wholesaler has owned the
4.5property continuously since November 1, 1933. A retailer of intoxicating liquor may not
4.6use or have property rented for the manufacture or wholesaling of intoxicating liquor.
4.7 (b) A brewer licensed under subdivision 6, clause (d), may be issued an on-sale
4.8intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor license by a municipality for a restaurant
4.9operated in the place of manufacture. Notwithstanding section
340A.405, a brewer who
4.10holds an on-sale license issued pursuant to this paragraph may, with the approval of the
4.11commissioner, be issued a license by a municipality for off-sale of malt liquor produced
4.12and packaged on the licensed premises. Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal
4.13hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores in the jurisdiction in which the brewer is
4.14located, and the malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the
4.15applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores
, except that growlers may be sold
4.16by a brewer licensed under this paragraph on Sundays. Sunday sales must be approved
4.17by the licensing jurisdiction, and hours may be established by these jurisdictions.. The
4.18malt liquor shall be packaged in 64-ounce containers commonly known as "growlers" or
4.19in 750 milliliter bottles. The containers or bottles shall bear a twist-type closure, cork,
4.20stopper, or plug. At the time of the sale, a paper or plastic adhesive band, strip, or sleeve
4.21shall be applied to the container or bottle and extend over the top of the twist-type closure,
4.22cork, stopper, or plug forming a seal that must be broken upon opening of the container
4.23or bottle. The adhesive band, strip, or sleeve shall bear the name and address of the
4.24brewer. The containers or bottles shall be identified as malt liquor, contain the name of
4.25the malt liquor, bear the name and address of the brewer selling the malt liquor, and shall
4.26be considered intoxicating liquor unless the alcoholic content is labeled as otherwise in
4.27accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 7515.1100. A brewer's total
4.28retail sales at on- or off-sale under this paragraph may not exceed 3,500 barrels per year,
4.29provided that off-sales may not total more than 500 barrels. A brewer licensed under
4.30subdivision 6, clause (d), may hold or have an interest in other retail on-sale licenses, but
4.31may not have an ownership interest in whole or in part, or be an officer, director, agent, or
4.32employee of, any other manufacturer, brewer, importer, or wholesaler, or be an affiliate
4.33thereof whether the affiliation is corporate or by management, direction, or control.
4.34Notwithstanding this prohibition, a brewer licensed under subdivision 6, clause (d), may
4.35be an affiliate or subsidiary company of a brewer licensed in Minnesota or elsewhere if
4.36that brewer's only manufacture of malt liquor is:
5.1 (i) manufacture licensed under subdivision 6, clause (d);
5.2 (ii) manufacture in another state for consumption exclusively in a restaurant located
5.3in the place of manufacture; or
5.4 (iii) manufacture in another state for consumption primarily in a restaurant located
5.5in or immediately adjacent to the place of manufacture if the brewer was licensed under
5.6subdivision 6, clause (d), on January 1, 1995.
5.7 (c) Except as provided in subdivision 7a, no brewer as defined in subdivision 7a or
5.8importer may have any interest, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in the license,
5.9business, assets, or corporate stock of a licensed malt liquor wholesaler.
5.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.11 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.315, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.12 Subd. 2.
Sales. A license authorizes the sale, on the farm winery premises, of table,
5.13sparkling, or fortified wines produced by that farm winery at on-sale or off-sale, in retail, or
5.14wholesale lots in total quantities not in excess of
50,000 65,000 gallons in a calendar year,
5.15glassware, wine literature and accessories, cheese and cheese spreads, other wine-related
5.16food items, and the dispensing of free samples of the wines offered for sale. Sales at on-sale
5.17and off-sale may be made on Sundays between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight. Labels for
5.18each type or brand produced must be registered with the commissioner, without fee prior
5.19to sale. A farm winery may provide samples of distilled spirits manufactured pursuant to
5.20subdivision 7, on the farm winery premises, but may sell the distilled spirits only through a
5.21licensed wholesaler. Samples of distilled spirits may not exceed 15 milliliters per variety.
5.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2014.
5.23 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.315, is amended by adding a
5.24subdivision to read:
5.25 Subd. 10. Storage. A farm winery may store finished wine and distilled spirits in
5.26a noncontiguous warehouse location, provided that this location is owned and managed
5.27by the farm winery and the location of such warehouses is disclosed on an ongoing
5.28basis to the commissioner, and further provided that the chosen location meets any state
5.29or federal requirements.
5.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2014.
5.31 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.315, is amended by adding a
5.32subdivision to read:
6.1 Subd. 11. Bulk wine or distilled spirits. If no wholesaler is able to provide wine or
6.2distilled spirits in bulk form, a farm winery may purchase either wine or distilled spirits
6.3in bulk form for purposes allowed under this chapter from any available source allowed
6.4under federal law.
6.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
6.6 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.316, is amended to read:
6.7340A.316 SACRAMENTAL WINE.
6.8The commissioner may issue licenses to bona fide religious book or supply stores
6.9for the importation and sale of wine exclusively for sacramental purposes. The holder of a
6.10sacramental wine license may sell wine intended by the manufacturer or the wholesaler for
6.11sacramental purposes only to a rabbi, priest, or minister of a church, or other established
6.12religious organization, if the purchaser certifies in writing that the wine will be used
6.13exclusively for sacramental purposes in religious ceremonies. The annual fee for a
6.14sacramental wine license is $50, inclusive of a retail card required under Minnesota Rules,
6.15part 7515.0210. A seller of sacramental wine does not need insurance required under
6.16section 340A.409, unless annual sales exceed $100,000 in the immediate prior year. A
6.17rabbi, priest, or minister of a church or other established religious organization may import
6.18wine exclusively for sacramental purposes without a license.
6.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
6.20 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.404, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.21 Subd. 2.
Special provision; city of Minneapolis. (a) The city of Minneapolis may
6.22issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the Guthrie Theater, the Cricket Theatre, the
6.23Orpheum Theatre, the State Theatre, and the Historic Pantages Theatre, notwithstanding
6.24the limitations of law, or local ordinance, or charter provision relating to zoning or school
6.25or church distances. The licenses authorize sales on all days of the week to holders
6.26of tickets for performances presented by the theaters and to members of the nonprofit
6.27corporations holding the licenses and to their guests.
6.28(b) The city of Minneapolis may issue an intoxicating liquor license to 510
6.29Groveland Associates, a Minnesota cooperative, for use by a restaurant on the premises
6.30owned by 510 Groveland Associates, notwithstanding limitations of law, or local
6.31ordinance, or charter provision.
6.32(c) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to
6.33Zuhrah Shrine Temple for use on the premises owned by Zuhrah Shrine Temple at 2540
7.1Park Avenue South in Minneapolis,
and to the American Swedish Institute for use on
7.2the premises owned by the American Swedish Institute at 2600 Park Avenue South,
7.3 notwithstanding limitations of law, or local ordinances, or charter provision relating to
7.4zoning or school or church distances.
7.5(d) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to
7.6the American Association of University Women, Minneapolis branch, for use on the
7.7premises owned by the American Association of University Women, Minneapolis branch,
7.8at 2115 Stevens Avenue South in Minneapolis, notwithstanding limitations of law, or local
7.9ordinances, or charter provisions relating to zoning or school or church distances.
7.10(e) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale 3.2
7.11percent malt liquor license to a restaurant located at 5000 Penn Avenue South, and an
7.12on-sale wine license and an on-sale malt liquor license to a restaurant located at 1931
7.13Nicollet Avenue South, notwithstanding any law or local ordinance or charter provision.
7.14(f) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale malt
7.15liquor license to the Brave New Workshop Theatre located at 3001 Hennepin Avenue
7.16South, the Theatre de la Jeune Lune, the Illusion Theatre located at 528 Hennepin Avenue
7.17South, the Hollywood Theatre located at 2815 Johnson Street Northeast, the Loring
7.18Playhouse located at 1633 Hennepin Avenue South, the Jungle Theater located at 2951
7.19Lyndale Avenue South, Brave New Institute located at 2605 Hennepin Avenue South,
7.20the Guthrie Lab located at 700 North First Street, and the Southern Theatre located at
7.211420 Washington Avenue South, notwithstanding any law or local ordinance or charter
7.22provision. The license authorizes sales on all days of the week.
7.23(g) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to
7.24University Gateway Corporation, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, for use by a restaurant
7.25or catering operator at the building owned and operated by the University Gateway
7.26Corporation on the University of Minnesota campus, notwithstanding limitations of law, or
7.27local ordinance or charter provision. The license authorizes sales on all days of the week.
7.28(h) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the
7.29Walker Art Center's concessionaire or operator, for a restaurant and catering operator
7.30on the premises of the Walker Art Center, notwithstanding limitations of law, or local
7.31ordinance or charter provisions. The license authorizes sales on all days of the week.
7.32(i) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the
7.33Guthrie Theater's concessionaire or operator for a restaurant and catering operator on the
7.34premises of the Guthrie Theater, notwithstanding limitations of law, local ordinance, or
7.35charter provisions. The license authorizes sales on all days of the week.
8.1(j) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale malt
8.2liquor license to the Minnesota Book and Literary Arts Building, Inc.'s concessionaire or
8.3operator for a restaurant and catering operator on the premises of the Minnesota Book and
8.4Literary Arts Building, Inc. (dba Open Book), notwithstanding limitations of law, or local
8.5ordinance or charter provision. The license authorizes sales on all days of the week.
8.6(k) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to a
8.7restaurant located at 5411 Penn Avenue South, notwithstanding any law or local ordinance
8.8or charter provision.
8.9(l) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the
8.10Museum of Russian Art's concessionaire or operator for a restaurant and catering operator
8.11on the premises of the Museum of Russian Art located at 5500 Stevens Avenue South,
8.12notwithstanding any law or local ordinance or charter provision.
8.13(m) The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the
8.14American Swedish Institute or to its concessionaire or operator for use on the premises
8.15owned by the American Swedish Institute at 2600 Park Avenue South, notwithstanding
8.16limitations of law, or local ordinances, or charter provision relating to zoning or school
8.17or church distances.
8.18(n) Notwithstanding any other law, local ordinance, or charter provision, the
8.19city of Minneapolis may issue one or more on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to the
8.20Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts (dba Minneapolis Institute of Arts), or to an entity
8.21holding a concessions or catering contract with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for use
8.22on the premises of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The licenses authorized by this
8.23subdivision may be issued for space that is not compact and contiguous, provided that all
8.24such space is included in the description of the licensed premises on the approved license
8.25application. The licenses authorize sales on all days of the week.
8.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the Minneapolis
8.27City Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
8.28 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.404, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.29 Subd. 5.
Wine licenses. (a) A municipality may issue an on-sale wine license with
8.30the approval of the commissioner to a restaurant having facilities for seating at least
8.3125 guests at one time. A wine license permits the sale of wine of up to
14 24 percent
8.32alcohol by volume for consumption
with the sale of food. A wine license authorizes the
8.33sale of wine on all days of the week unless the issuing authority restricts the license's
8.34authorization to the sale of wine on all days except Sundays.
9.1(b) The governing body of a municipality may by ordinance authorize a holder of
9.2an on-sale wine license issued pursuant to paragraph (a) who is also licensed to sell 3.2
9.3percent malt liquors at on-sale pursuant to section
340A.411,
and whose gross receipts
9.4are at least 60 percent attributable to the sale of food, to sell intoxicating malt liquors
9.5at on-sale without an additional license.
9.6(c) A municipality may issue an on-sale wine license with the approval of the
9.7commissioner to a licensed bed and breakfast facility. A license under this paragraph
9.8authorizes a bed and breakfast facility to furnish wine only to registered guests of the
9.9facility and, if the facility contains a licensed commercial kitchen, also to guests attending
9.10private events at the facility.
9.11(d) The State Agricultural Society may issue an on-sale wine license to the holder of
9.12a state fair concession contract pursuant to section
37.21, subdivision 2.
9.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
9.14 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.415, is amended to read:
9.15340A.415 LICENSE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION; CIVIL PENALTY.
9.16On a finding that the license or permit holder has (1) sold alcoholic beverages to
9.17another retail licensee for the purpose of resale, (2) purchased alcoholic beverages from
9.18another retail licensee for the purpose of resale, (3) conducted or permitted the conduct
9.19of gambling on the licensed premises in violation of the law, (4) failed to remove or
9.20dispose of alcoholic beverages when ordered by the commissioner to do so under section
9.21340A.508, subdivision 3
, or (5) failed to comply with an applicable statute, rule, or
9.22ordinance relating to alcoholic beverages,
or the operation of the licensed establishment,
9.23or failed to comply with a lawful license condition duly imposed by the authority issuing
9.24the license or permit or agreed to by the license or permit holder, the commissioner or the
9.25authority issuing a retail license or permit under this chapter may revoke the license or
9.26permit, suspend the license or permit for up to 60 days, impose a civil penalty of up to
9.27$2,000 for each violation, or impose any combination of these sanctions. No suspension
9.28or revocation takes effect until the license or permit holder has been given an opportunity
9.29for a hearing under sections
14.57 to
14.69 of the Administrative Procedure Act. This
9.30section does not require a political subdivision to conduct the hearing before an employee
9.31of the Office of Administrative Hearings. Imposition of a penalty or suspension by either
9.32the issuing authority or the commissioner does not preclude imposition of an additional
9.33penalty or suspension by the other so long as the total penalty or suspension does not
9.34exceed the stated maximum.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
10.1applicability of section 340A.509, except that a local authority may not charge a penalty
10.2greater than that allowed in this section.
10.3 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.508, is amended by adding a
10.4subdivision to read:
10.5 Subd. 5. Mixed drinks or cocktails. Mixed drinks or cocktails mixed on the
10.6premises that are not for immediate consumption may be consumed on the licensed
10.7premises subject to the requirements of this subdivision. For purposes of this subdivision, a
10.8"mixed drink" includes but is not limited to distilled spirits infused with other ingredients,
10.9or other mixed drinks commonly referred to as cocktails. This subdivision requires that:
10.10(1) the mixed drinks or cocktails be stored, for no longer than 72 hours, in a labeled
10.11container in a quantity that does not exceed five gallons;
10.12(2) infused beverages may be stored in containers in a quantity not to exceed five
10.13gallons;
10.14(3) added flavors and other nonbeverage ingredients included in the mixed drinks
10.15or cocktails shall not include hallucinogenic substances or added pure or supplemental
10.16caffeine or other added stimulants including but not limited to guarana, ginseng, and
10.17taurine; and
10.18(4) the licensee keep records as to when the contents in a particular container were
10.19mixed and the recipe, including brand names, used for that mixture.
10.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
10.21 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.510, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.22 Subd. 2.
Malt liquor samples authorized. (a) Notwithstanding section
340A.308,
10.23a brewer may purchase from or furnish at no cost to a licensed retailer malt liquor the
10.24brewer manufactures if:
10.25(1) the malt liquor is dispensed by the retailer only for samples in a quantity of less
10.26than 100 milliliters of malt liquor per variety per customer;
10.27(2) where the brewer furnishes the malt liquor, the retailer makes available for return
10.28to the brewer any unused malt liquor and empty containers;
10.29(3) the samples are dispensed by an employee of the retailer or brewer or by a
10.30sampling service retained by the retailer or brewer and not affiliated directly or indirectly
10.31with a malt liquor wholesaler;
10.32(4) not more than three cases of malt liquor are purchased from or furnished to the
10.33retailer by the brewer for each sampling;
10.34(5) each sampling continues for not more than eight hours;
11.1(6) the brewer has furnished malt liquor for not more than
five 12 samplings for
11.2any retailer in any calendar year;
11.3(7) where the brewer furnishes the malt liquor, the brewer delivers the malt liquor
11.4for the sampling to its exclusive wholesaler for that malt liquor;
11.5(8) the brewer has at least seven days before the sampling filed with the commissioner,
11.6on a form the commissioner prescribes, written notice of intent to furnish malt liquor for
11.7the sampling, which contains (i) the name and address of the retailer conducting the
11.8sampling, (ii) the maximum amount of malt liquor to be furnished or purchased by the
11.9brewer, (iii) the number of times the brewer has furnished malt liquor to the retailer in the
11.10calendar year in which the notice is filed, (iv) the date and time of the sampling, (v) where
11.11the brewer furnishes the malt liquor, the exclusive wholesaler to whom the brewer will
11.12deliver the malt liquor, and (vi) a statement by the brewer to the effect that to the brewer's
11.13knowledge all requirements of this section have been or will be complied with; and
11.14(9) the commissioner has not notified the brewer filing the notice under clause (8)
11.15that the commissioner disapproves the notice.
11.16(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "licensed retailer" means a licensed on-sale or
11.17off-sale retailer of alcoholic beverages and a municipal liquor store.
11.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
11.19 Sec. 16.
CITY OF RICHFIELD; ON-SALE LICENSE.
11.20Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, in addition to the number of
11.21licenses authorized, the city of Richfield may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale
11.22malt liquor license to a person who is the owner of a professional junior hockey league
11.23team or to a person holding a concessions or management contract with the city or the
11.24team owner, for beverage sales at the Richfield Ice Arena. A license issued under this
11.25section authorizes sales on all days of the week to persons attending professional junior
11.26hockey league games at the arena for consumption on the premises.
11.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon timely compliance by the
11.28governing body of the city of Richfield and its chief clerical officer with Minnesota
11.29Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
11.30 Sec. 17.
SPECIAL LICENSE; GOLDEN VALLEY.
11.31Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, the city of Golden Valley
11.32may issue an on-sale license to a golf course that is located at 200 Brookview Parkway
11.33and is owned by the city.
12.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the Golden Valley
12.2City Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
12.3 Sec. 18.
BROOKLYN PARK.
12.4Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, the city of Brooklyn Park
12.5may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to a wedding event center located at 9500
12.6West River Road North.
12.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon compliance with Minnesota
12.8Statutes, section 645.021.
12.9 Sec. 19.
SPECIAL CLOSING TIMES; 2014 ALL-STAR GAME.
12.10During the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Target Field, licensing
12.11jurisdictions that lie fully or partially within Hennepin County may at their discretion issue
12.12special permits for service of alcohol through extended hours lasting until 4:00 a.m. each
12.13day. This section is subject to the following conditions:
12.14(1) only holders of an existing on-sale intoxicating liquor license or a 3.2 malt liquor
12.15license are eligible for later closing hours;
12.16(2) later closing hours apply only during the period from 12:00 a.m. on July 15,
12.172014, through 4:00 a.m. on July 16, 2014;
12.18(3) local licensing jurisdictions issuing special permits to operate with extended
12.19hours during these days may charge a fee up to but not to exceed $2,500 for such a permit.
12.20In the process of issuing a permit under this section, the licensing jurisdiction may limit
12.21approval to specified geographic, zoning, or license classifications within its jurisdiction,
12.22or to specific days within the time period described in clause (2); and
12.23(4) this section is repealed as of 4:01 a.m. on July 16, 2014.
12.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.25 Sec. 20.
REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
12.26The revisor of statutes, with cooperation from the House Research Department and
12.27the Office of Senate Counsel, Research, and Fiscal Analysis, shall prepare legislation
12.28to create a separate statute, each, for licensing of brew pubs, small brewers. and other
12.29providers of alcohol where statutes have, in the opinion of the revisor of statutes, become
12.30intermingled beyond sense.
12.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
13.1 Sec. 21.
REPEALER.
13.2Laws 2012, chapter 235, section 11, is repealed."