1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to tobacco products; permitting the sale of premium cigars from a movable
1.3 place of business in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.4 section 461.21.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 461.21, is amended to read:
1.7 461.21 KIOSK SALES PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.
1.8 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), no person shall sell tobacco, tobacco-related
1.9devices, or electronic delivery devices as defined in section 609.685, subdivision 1, or
1.10nicotine or lobelia delivery products as described in section 609.6855, from a movable place
1.11of business. For the purposes of this section, a movable place of business means any retail
1.12business whose physical location is not permanent, including, but not limited to, any retail
1.13business that is operated from a kiosk, other transportable structure, or a motorized or
1.14nonmotorized vehicle.
1.15 (b) A person with a distributor license issued under chapter 297F for at least five
1.16consecutive years may sell premium cigars from a movable place of business and provide
1.17on-site demonstrations of premium cigar manufacturing and cultural education from the
1.18movable place of business. A person authorized to sell and demonstrate under this paragraph:
1.19(1) is not required to obtain a separate license under chapter 297F for the movable place of
1.20business; (2) must pay all applicable taxes related to the movable place of business; and (3)
1.21must not sell any tobacco products other than premium cigars.
1.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1Section 1.
25-00993 as introduced12/16/24 REVISOR MS/BM
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 2871NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: HOFFMAN)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading03/24/2025
Referred to Health and Human Services