Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF388 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to liquor; allowing the city of Blaine to issue a social district license;
3	3	1.3 amending Laws 2022, chapter 86, article 2, section 5, as amended.
4	4	1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
5	5	1.5 Section 1. Laws 2022, chapter 86, article 2, section 5, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter
6	6	1.6114, article 5, section 6, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 Sec. 5. SOCIAL DISTRICT LICENSE; CITIES OF ANOKA, BLAINE, SHAKOPEE,
8	8	1.8AND STILLWATER.
9	9	1.9 Subdivision 1.Social district; consumption allowed.The cities of Anoka, Blaine,
10	10	1.10Shakopee, and Stillwater may issue a social district license to any holder of an on-sale
11	11	1.11license whose on-sale premises is contiguous with the premises of the social district
12	12	1.12designated in subdivision 2. The license authorizes consumption, but not sales or service,
13	13	1.13of alcoholic beverages sold by the on-sale licensee within the social district.
14	14	1.14 Subd. 2.Designation of social district.(a) Prior to issuing the license in subdivision 1,
15	15	1.15the city must designate and describe the premises of the social district. The district may not
16	16	1.16include any area under the ownership or control of a person that objects to the extension of
17	17	1.17the social district to that area.
18	18	1.18 (b) The designation must include the specific premises where consumption of alcoholic
19	19	1.19beverages is allowed and also include the proposed hours and days in which consumption
20	20	1.20of alcoholic beverages is allowed in the social district. The city must adopt the designation
21	21	1.21by ordinance prior to issuing the license in subdivision 1.
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	REVISOR JSK/VJ 25-0158612/23/24
24	24	State of Minnesota
25	25	This Document can be made available
26	26	in alternative formats upon request
27	27	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	28	H. F. No. 388
29	29	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
30	30	Authored by Norris and West02/13/2025
31	31	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 3.Boundaries clearly defined.The social district must be clearly defined with
32	32	2.2signs posted in a conspicuous location indicating the area included in the social district and
33	33	2.3the days and hours during which alcoholic beverages may be consumed in the district. In
34	34	2.4addition, signs must include:
35	35	2.5 (1) the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the area comprising the
36	36	2.6social district; and
37	37	2.7 (2) a clear statement that an alcoholic beverage purchased for consumption in the social
38	38	2.8district shall:
39	39	2.9 (i) only be consumed in the social district; and
40	40	2.10 (ii) be disposed of before the person in possession of the alcoholic beverage exits the
41	41	2.11social district unless the person is reentering the licensed premises where the alcoholic
42	42	2.12beverage was purchased.
43	43	2.13 Subd. 4.Management and maintenance.The city must establish management and
44	44	2.14maintenance plans for the social district and post these plans, along with a rendering of the
45	45	2.15boundaries of the social district and days and hours during which alcoholic beverages may
46	46	2.16be consumed in the district, on the website for the city. The social district must be maintained
47	47	2.17in a manner that protects the health and safety of the general public.
48	48	2.18 Subd. 5.Requirements for on-sale licensees.An on-sale licensee holding a social
49	49	2.19district license may only sell and serve alcoholic beverages on the premises specified in the
50	50	2.20licensee's on-sale license. The licensee must not allow a person to enter or reenter its on-sale
51	51	2.21licensed premises with an alcoholic beverage not sold by the on-sale licensee. Sales for
52	52	2.22consumption in the social district must meet the following container requirements:
53	53	2.23 (1) the container clearly identifies the on-sale licensee from which the alcoholic beverage
54	54	2.24was purchased;
55	55	2.25 (2) the container clearly displays a logo or some other mark that is unique to the social
56	56	2.26district in which it will be consumed;
57	57	2.27 (3) the container is not comprised of glass;
58	58	2.28 (4) the container displays, in no less than 12-point font, the statement, "Drink Responsibly
59	59	2.29- Be 21."; and
60	60	2.30 (5) the container shall not hold more than 16 fluid ounces.
61	61	2.31 Subd. 6.Additional social district requirements.The possession and consumption of
62	62	2.32an alcoholic beverage in a social district is subject to all of the following requirements:
63	63	2Section 1.
64	64	REVISOR JSK/VJ 25-0158612/23/24 3.1 (1) only alcoholic beverages purchased from an on sale-licensee holding a social district
65	65	3.2license located in or contiguous to the social district may be possessed and consumed in the
66	66	3.3district;
67	67	3.4 (2) alcoholic beverages shall only be in containers meeting the requirements set forth
68	68	3.5in subdivision 5;
69	69	3.6 (3) alcoholic beverages shall only be possessed and consumed during the days and hours
70	70	3.7set by the city as specified in subdivision 2; and
71	71	3.8 (4) a person shall dispose of any alcoholic beverage in the person's possession prior to
72	72	3.9exiting the social district unless the person is reentering the on-sale licensed premises where
73	73	3.10the alcoholic beverage was purchased.
74	74	3.11 Subd. 7.Report required.Within 24 months from the first issuance of a social district
75	75	3.12license, the city of Anoka must provide a report to the chairs and ranking minority members
76	76	3.13of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over liquor regulation. The report must include
77	77	3.14a discussion of the following subjects:
78	78	3.15 (1) the process used by the city in designating the social district;
79	79	3.16 (2) the community response to the social district, with a concentration on residents living
80	80	3.17and businesses operating within a one-mile radius of the district;
81	81	3.18 (3) the response to the social district from both on-sale licensees holding a social district
82	82	3.19license and not holding a social district license;
83	83	3.20 (4) the problems or challenges encountered in establishing and overseeing the social
84	84	3.21district and social district licenses;
85	85	3.22 (5) any public safety concerns that arose due to the operation of the social district;
86	86	3.23 (6) the benefits and drawbacks to the city of continuing the social district; and
87	87	3.24 (7) recommendations for modifications to the social district special law established in
88	88	3.25this section.
89	89	3.26 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective after August 31, 2025, upon approval
90	90	3.27by the Blaine City Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
91	91	3Section 1.
92	92	REVISOR JSK/VJ 25-0158612/23/24