| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to commerce; requiring third-party delivery services to obtain a license |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 to deliver alcoholic beverages; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 chapter 340A. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [340A.920] LICENSE REQUIRED FOR THIRD-PARTY DELIVERY OF |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.License required.Delivery of alcoholic beverages is prohibited unless |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9the delivery is made from a licensed premises and: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (1) by a licensed or authorized off-sale liquor retailer; or |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (2) a third-party delivery service that holds a license to deliver alcoholic beverages. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 Subd. 2.License issuance.The commissioner must issue a third-party delivery license |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13to a third-party delivery service who pays the fee and meets the requirements. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 Subd. 3.Fee.The commissioner shall charge an annual fee of $500 for a third-party |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15delivery off-sale liquor license. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 Subd. 4.Employees.A third-party delivery licensee must use the delivery service's |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17employees or independent contractors who are at least 21 years of age to deliver alcoholic |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18beverages and facilitate orders for the sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 Subd. 5.Age requirement.An individual who purchases alcoholic beverages for delivery |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20through a third-party delivery service must be at least 21 years of age. Delivery service |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21employees or independent contractors must verify the individual's age at the point of delivery. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR JSK/AD 25-0206501/22/25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 2290 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Falconer and Momanyi-Hiltsley03/13/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 6.Training requirement.An individual delivering alcoholic beverages under a |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2third-party delivery license must complete alcoholic beverages awareness training prior to |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3delivering alcoholic beverages on behalf of the third-party delivery service. Proof of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4completion must be submitted to the third-party delivery service. The third-party delivery |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5service must provide proof of completion to the commissioner upon request. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6 Subd. 7.Insurance requirement.A third-party delivery licensee must obtain liquor |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7liability insurance under section 340A.409. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 39 | 39 | | REVISOR JSK/AD 25-0206501/22/25 |
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