1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to liquor; authorizing the issuance of local licenses; modifying certain
1.3 requirements of liquor licenses issued to the Board of Regents of the University
1.4 of Minnesota; establishing a food truck license; permitting persons who are 17
1.5 years of age to serve alcoholic beverages; modifying wine transfer provisions;
1.6 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 340A.404, subdivisions 2b, 4a, by
1.7 adding a subdivision; 340A.412, subdivisions 4, 10; 340A.417; Laws 2017, First
1.8 Special Session chapter 4, article 5, section 12.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.404, subdivision 2b, is amended to
1.11read:
1.12 Subd. 2b.Special provision; city of St. Paul.(a) The city of St. Paul may issue an
1.13on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the Fitzgerald Theatre, the Great American History
1.14Theater at 30 East 10th Street, and the Brave New Workshop at the Palace Theater at 17
1.15West Seventh Place, notwithstanding the limitations of law, or local ordinance, or charter
1.16provision relating to zoning or school or church distances. The license authorizes sales on
1.17all days of the week to holders of tickets for performances presented by the theatre and to
1.18members of the nonprofit corporation holding the license and to their guests.
1.19 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, local ordinance, or charter provision, the city of St.
1.20Paul may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the Science Museum of Minnesota,
1.21or its concessionaire or operator, for use on the premises of the Science Museum of Minnesota
1.22at 120 West Kellogg Boulevard. The license authorizes sales on all days of the week.
1.23 (c) Notwithstanding any other law, local ordinance, or charter provision, the city of St.
1.24Paul may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the Union Depot, or its concessionaire
1Section 1.
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The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy
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Read for the Second Time 2.1or operator, for use on the premises of the Union Depot at 214 Fourth Street East. The
2.2license authorizes sales on all days of the week.
2.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the St. Paul City
2.4Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
2.5 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.404, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
2.6 Subd. 4a.Publicly owned recreation; entertainment facilities.(a) Notwithstanding
2.7any other law, local ordinance, or charter provision, the commissioner may issue on-sale
2.8intoxicating liquor licenses:
2.9 (1) to the state agency administratively responsible for, or to an entity holding a
2.10concession or facility management contract with such agency for beverage sales at, the
2.11premises of any Giants Ridge Recreation Area building or recreational improvement area
2.12owned by the state in the city of Biwabik, St. Louis County;
2.13 (2) to the state agency administratively responsible for, or to an entity holding a
2.14concession or facility management contract with such agency for beverage sales at, the
2.15premises of any Ironworld Discovery Center building or facility owned by the state at
2.16Chisholm;
2.17 (3) to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota or to an entity holding a
2.18concessions contract with the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for events
2.19at Northrop Auditorium, the intercollegiate football stadium, including any games played
2.20by the Minnesota Vikings at the stadium, and at no more than seven for other locations
2.21within the boundaries of the University of Minnesota that are described in the approved
2.22license applications, provided that the Board of Regents has approved an application for a
2.23license for the specified location and provided that a license for an intercollegiate football
2.24stadium is void unless it meets the conditions of paragraph (b). Licenses may be issued for
2.25space that is not compact and contiguous, provided that all space is included in the description
2.26of the licensed premises on the approved license applications. It is solely within the discretion
2.27of the Board of Regents to choose the manner in which to carry out these conditions
2.28consistent with the requirements of paragraph (b); and
2.29 (4) to the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Authority for beverage sales on
2.30the premises of the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Arena during intercollegiate
2.31hockey games.
2.32 The commissioner shall charge a fee for licenses issued under this subdivision in an
2.33amount comparable to the fee for comparable licenses issued in surrounding cities.
2Sec. 2.
REVISOR JSK H2027-1HF2027 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 3.1 (b) No alcoholic beverage may be sold or served at TCF Huntington Bank Stadium
3.2unless the Board of Regents holds an on-sale intoxicating liquor license for the stadium as
3.3provided in paragraph (a), clause (3), that provides for the sale of intoxicating liquor at a
3.4location in the stadium that is convenient to the general public attending an intercollegiate
3.5football game at the stadium. On-sale liquor sales to the general public must be available
3.6at that location through half-time of an intercollegiate football game at TCF Huntington
3.7Bank Stadium, and sales at the stadium must comply with section 340A.909.
3.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
3.9 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.404, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.10to read:
3.11 Subd. 15.Food truck.(a) The governing body of a municipality may issue a temporary
3.12license to a food truck for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor at a private event that the food
3.13truck has entered into a contract with a person to cater. For purposes of this section, "food
3.14truck" means a business that is licensed or permitted by the licensing authority to prepare
3.15and sell food from a motorized vehicle or trailer within the municipality.
3.16 (b) A license under this subdivision must specify the conditions under which the
3.17intoxicating liquor must be dispensed and consumed and shall not be issued unless the
3.18licensee demonstrates that it has liability insurance as prescribed by section 340A.409 to
3.19cover the event. The license under this subdivision authorizes sales on all days of the week
3.20only to the person who has entered into a catering contract with the food truck, and the
3.21person's guests.
3.22 (c) A license under this subdivision is subject to the terms, including a license fee,
3.23imposed by the issuing municipality and all laws and ordinances governing the sale of
3.24intoxicating liquor. A license under this subdivision authorizes the on-sale of intoxicating
3.25liquor for not more than four consecutive days and not more than 12 days per year. No sale
3.26under this license may be made outside the hours established by the municipality for
3.27on-premises consumption. Licenses under this subdivision are not valid unless first approved
3.28by the commissioner of public safety.
3.29 (d) The licensee shall notify prior to any private catered event:
3.30 (1) the police chief of the city where the event will take place, if the event will take place
3.31within the corporate limits of a city; or
3.32 (2) the county sheriff of the county where the event will take place, if the event will be
3.33outside the corporate limits of any city.
3Sec. 3.
REVISOR JSK H2027-1HF2027 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 4.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.412, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.2 Subd. 4.Licenses prohibited in certain areas.(a) No license to sell intoxicating liquor
4.3may be issued within the following areas:
4.4 (1) where restricted against commercial use through zoning ordinances and other
4.5proceedings or legal processes regularly had for that purpose, except licenses may be issued
4.6to restaurants in areas which were restricted against commercial uses after the establishment
4.7of the restaurant;
4.8 (2) within the Capitol or on the Capitol grounds, except as provided under Laws 1983,
4.9chapter 259, section 9, or Laws 1999, chapter 202, section 13;
4.10 (3) on the State Fairgrounds, except as provided under section 37.21, subdivision 2;
4.11 (4) on the campus of the College of Agriculture of the University of Minnesota;
4.12 (5) (4) within 1,000 feet of a state hospital, training school, reformatory, prison, or other
4.13institution under the supervision or control, in whole or in part, of the Direct Care and
4.14Treatment executive board or the commissioner of corrections;
4.15 (6) (5) in a town or municipality in which a majority of votes at the last election at which
4.16the question of license was voted upon were not in favor of license under section 340A.416,
4.17or within one-half mile of any such town or municipality, except that intoxicating liquor
4.18manufactured within this radius may be sold to be consumed outside it; and
4.19 (7) (6) within 1,500 feet of any public school that is not within a city.
4.20 (b) The restrictions of this subdivision do not apply to a manufacturer or wholesaler of
4.21intoxicating liquor or to a drugstore or to a person who had a license originally issued
4.22lawfully prior to July 1, 1967.
4.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
4.24 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.412, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
4.25 Subd. 10.Employment of minors.No person under 18 years of age may serve or sell
4.26intoxicating liquor in a retail intoxicating liquor establishment that has an off-sale intoxicating
4.27liquor license. Notwithstanding section 181A.115, a person 17 years of age may serve or
4.28sell intoxicating liquor in a retail establishment that has an on-sale intoxicating liquor license,
4.29provided that the service or sale is supervised by an employee of the establishment who is
4.30over 17 years of age.
4.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
4Sec. 5.
REVISOR JSK H2027-1HF2027 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 5.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.417, is amended to read:
5.2 340A.417 SHIPMENTS INTO MINNESOTA.
5.3 (a) Notwithstanding section 297G.07, subdivision 2, or any provision of this chapter, a
5.4winery licensed in a state other than Minnesota, or a winery located in Minnesota, may ship,
5.5for personal use and not for resale, not more than two four cases of wine, containing a
5.6maximum of nine liters per case, in any calendar year to any resident of Minnesota age 21
5.7or over. Delivery of a shipment under this section may not be deemed a sale in this state.
5.8 (b) The shipping container of any wine sent under this section must be clearly marked
5.9"Alcoholic Beverages: adult signature (over 21 years of age) required."
5.10 (c) It is not the intent of this section to impair the distribution of wine through distributors
5.11or importing distributors, but only to permit shipments of wine for personal use.
5.12 (d) No criminal penalty may be imposed on a person for a violation of this section other
5.13than a violation described in paragraph (e) or (f). Whenever it appears to the commissioner
5.14that any person has engaged in any act or practice constituting a violation of this section,
5.15and the violation is not within two years of any previous violation of this section, the
5.16commissioner shall issue and cause to be served upon the person an order requiring the
5.17person to cease and desist from violating this section. The order must give reasonable notice
5.18of the rights of the person to request a hearing and must state the reason for the entry of the
5.19order. Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, a hearing shall be held not later than
5.20seven days after the request for the hearing is received by the commissioner after which
5.21and within 20 days after the receipt of the administrative law judge's report and subsequent
5.22exceptions and argument, the commissioner shall issue an order vacating the cease and
5.23desist order, modifying it, or making it permanent as the facts require. If no hearing is
5.24requested within 30 days of the service of the order, the order becomes final and remains
5.25in effect until modified or vacated by the commissioner. All hearings shall be conducted in
5.26accordance with the provisions of chapter 14. If the person to whom a cease and desist order
5.27is issued fails to appear at the hearing after being duly notified, the person shall be deemed
5.28in default, and the proceeding may be determined against the person upon consideration of
5.29the cease and desist order, the allegations of which may be deemed to be true.
5.30 (e) Any person who violates this section within two years of a violation for which a
5.31cease and desist order was issued under paragraph (d), is guilty of a misdemeanor.
5.32 (f) Any person who commits a third or subsequent violation of this section within any
5.33subsequent two-year period is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
5Sec. 6.
REVISOR JSK H2027-1HF2027 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 6.1 Sec. 7. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5, section 12, is amended to
6.2read:
6.3 Sec. 12. FOOD HALL LICENSE; MINNEAPOLIS.
6.4 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 340A.101, subdivision 25, 340A.401, or
6.5340A.410, subdivision 7, or any other law or ordinance to the contrary, the city of
6.6Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license for a licensee serving as an
6.7anchor tenant for a food hall to be located at 501 30th Avenue Southeast. The license may
6.8allow service and consumption anywhere within the licensee establishment, and anywhere
6.9within the larger food hall, provided that the larger premises is specified in the on-sale
6.10license. Multiple independent food vendors will be able to utilize a common seating area
6.11under the control of the liquor license holder to allow the public to purchase and consume
6.12food from third parties while also consuming licensed beverages sold by the license holder.
6.13Licenses may only be issued for food halls at the following locations:
6.14 (1) 501 30th Avenue Southeast; and
6.15 (2) 800 LaSalle Avenue.
6.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the city of Minneapolis
6.17and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
6.18 Sec. 8. SPECIAL LAW; CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK.
6.19 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 340A.101, subdivision 25; 340A.401; or
6.20340A.410, subdivision 7, or any other law or ordinance to the contrary, the city of St. Louis
6.21Park may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to a licensee serving as an anchor
6.22tenant for a food hall located in any portion of the mall commonly known as The Shops at
6.23West End. The license may allow service and consumption anywhere within the licensee
6.24establishment, and anywhere within the larger food hall, provided that the larger premises
6.25is specified in the on-sale license. Multiple independent food vendors will be able to utilize
6.26a common seating area under the control of the liquor license holder to allow the public to
6.27purchase and consume food from third parties while also consuming licensed beverages
6.28sold by the license holder.
6.29 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the St. Louis Park City
6.30Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
6Sec. 8.
REVISOR JSK H2027-1HF2027 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 7.1 Sec. 9. MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO; SPECIAL LICENSE.
7.2 Notwithstanding any other law, local ordinance, or charter provision to the contrary, the
7.3city of Mankato may issue an on-sale wine and malt liquor intoxicating liquor license to
7.4Minnesota State University, Mankato, for events at the Taylor Center, and for other locations
7.5within the boundaries of the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato, that are
7.6described in the approved license applications, provided that a license for any location other
7.7than the Taylor Center is issued for a space that is compact and contiguous. A license under
7.8this section authorizes sales on all days of the week, subject to the hours and days of sale
7.9restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, and any reasonable license conditions or restrictions
7.10imposed by the licensing authority. All other provisions of Minnesota Statutes not
7.11inconsistent with this section apply to the license authorized under this section.
7.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the Mankato City
7.13Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
7.14 Sec. 10. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON; ON-SALE LICENSE.
7.15 Notwithstanding any other law or ordinance to the contrary, the city of Bloomington
7.16may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license for the Dwan Golf Course, which is located
7.17in and owned by the city. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A, not
7.18inconsistent with this section, apply to the license issued under this section. The city of
7.19Bloomington is deemed the licensee under this section, and the provisions of Minnesota
7.20Statutes, sections 340A.603 and 340A.604, apply to the license as if the establishment were
7.21a municipal liquor store.
7.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the city of Bloomington
7.23and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
7.24 Sec. 11. TEMPORARY LICENSES; LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.
7.25 Lake of the Woods County may issue temporary licenses pursuant to law for premises
7.26of the Baudette Arena Association, without regard to the restriction set forth in Minnesota
7.27Statutes, section 340A.412, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (6).
7.28 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the Lake of the Woods
7.29County Board of Commissioners and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
7Sec. 11.
REVISOR JSK H2027-1HF2027 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 8.1 Sec. 12. SPECIAL LIQUOR LAW; CITY OF ROCHESTER.
8.2 Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or charter provision to the contrary, the city
8.3of Rochester may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the Historic Chateau Theater,
8.4located in the city at 15 1st Street Southwest. The license authorizes sales on all days of the
8.5week to persons attending performances, exhibitions, or any other events at the theater. The
8.6provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A, not inconsistent with this section, apply to
8.7a license issued under this section.
8.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the Rochester City
8.9Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
8.10 Sec. 13. SPECIAL LICENSE; CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.
8.11 The city of Springfield may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine
8.12and strong beer license, or an on-sale including Sunday intoxicating liquor license for the
8.13city-owned facility known as the Springfield Area Community Center, notwithstanding any
8.14law, local ordinance, or charter provision. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
8.15340A, not inconsistent with this section, apply to the license issued under this section. The
8.16city of Springfield is deemed the licensee under this section, and the provisions of Minnesota
8.17Statutes, sections 340A.603 and 340A.604, apply to the license as if the facility was a
8.18municipal liquor store.
8.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective upon approval by the Springfield City
8.20Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
8Sec. 13.
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