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