| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to liquor; establishing a food truck license for the sale of intoxicating |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 liquor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.404, by adding a |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 subdivision. |
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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. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.404, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 15.Food truck.(a) The governing body of a municipality may issue a temporary |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9license to a food truck for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor at a community festival or event, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10or a private event that the food truck has entered into a contract with a person to cater. For |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11purposes of this section, "food truck" means a business that is licensed or permitted by the |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12licensing authority to prepare and sell food from a motorized vehicle or trailer within the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13municipality. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (b) A license under this subdivision must specify the conditions under which the |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15intoxicating liquor must be dispensed and consumed and shall not be issued unless the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16licensee demonstrates that it has liability insurance as prescribed by section 340A.409 to |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17cover the event. The license under this subdivision authorizes sales on all days of the week |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18to persons attending a community festival or event, or, for a private event, to the person |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19who has entered into a catering contract with the food truck, and the person's guests. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (c) A license under this subdivision is subject to the terms, including a license fee, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21imposed by the issuing municipality and all laws and ordinances governing the sale of |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22intoxicating liquor. A license under this subdivision authorizes the on-sale of intoxicating |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23liquor for not more than ... consecutive days and not more than ... days per year. Licenses |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 25-03821 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ |
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| 26 | 26 | | SENATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 28 | 28 | | S.F. No. 1865NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: WESTROM) |
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| 30 | 30 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 31 | 31 | | Introduction and first reading02/27/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection 2.1under this subdivision are not valid unless first approved by the commissioner of public |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.2safety. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.3 (d) The licensee shall notify prior to any community festival or event, or any private |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.4catered event: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.5 (1) the police chief of the city where the event will take place, if the event will take place |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.6within the corporate limits of a city; or |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.7 (2) the county sheriff of the county where the event will take place, if the event will be |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.8outside the corporate limits of any city. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 25-03821 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR JSK/VJ |
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