| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to liquor; exempting certain brewers from brand registration requirements; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.311. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.311, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 340A.311 BRAND REGISTRATION. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) A brand of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor may not be manufactured, |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8imported into, or sold in the state unless the brand label has been registered with and approved |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9by the commissioner. A brand registration must be renewed every three years in order to |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10remain in effect. The fee for an initial brand registration is $40. The fee for brand registration |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11renewal is $30. The brand label of a brand of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12for which the brand registration has expired, is conclusively deemed abandoned by the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13manufacturer or importer. The registration requirement under this paragraph does not apply |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14to malt liquor manufactured by a brewer that is exclusively sold for consumption on the |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15brewer's licensed premises or for off-sale under section 340A.29. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (b) In this section "brand" and "brand label" include trademarks and designs used in |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17connection with labels. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (c) The label of any brand of wine or intoxicating or nonintoxicating malt beverage may |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19be registered only by the brand owner or authorized agent. No such brand may be imported |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20into the state for sale without the consent of the brand owner or authorized agent. This |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21section does not limit the provisions of section 340A.307. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR JSK/KR 25-0506203/18/25 |
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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. 2782 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Stephenson03/24/2025 |
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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 (d) The commissioner shall refuse to register a malt liquor brand label, and shall revoke |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2the registration of a malt liquor brand label already registered, if the brand label states or |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3implies in a false or misleading manner a connection with an actual living or dead American |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4Indian leader. This paragraph does not apply to a brand label registered for the first time in |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5Minnesota before January 1, 1992. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 37 | 37 | | REVISOR JSK/KR 25-0506203/18/25 |
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