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MN Stat § 340A.419 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.419 — Tastings Conducted By Exclusive Liquor Store.

340A.419 TASTINGS CONDUCTED BY EXCLUSIVE LIQUOR STORE. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, a "tasting" is an event of not more than four hours' duration at which persons pay a fee to participate and are allowed to consume wine, malt liquor, or spirits by the glass without paying a separate charge for each glass. Subd. 2. Tastings. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an exclusive liquor store may conduct a wine, malt liquor, or spirits tasting on the premises of a holder of an on-sale intoxicating liquor license that is not a temporary license or on the premises of a holder of a wine license under section 340A.404, subdivision 5, if the exclusive liquor store complies with this section. (b) No wine, malt liquor, or spirits authorized for use under this section may be sold for off-premises consumption. A participant in the tasting may fill out a form indicating preferences for wine, malt liquor, or spirits. The form may be held on the premises of the exclusive liquor store to assist the participant in making an off-sale purchase at a later date. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, an exclusive liquor store may purchase or otherwise obtain wine or spirits for a tasting conducted under this section from a wholesaler licensed to sell wine or spirits. The wholesaler may sell or give wine or spirits to an exclusive liquor store for a tasting conducted under this section and may provide personnel to assist in the tasting. (d) An exclusive liquor store that conducts a tasting under this section must use any fees collected from participants in the tasting only to defray the cost of conducting the tasting. (e) Notwithstanding section 340A.409, subdivision 4, the premises on which a tasting is conducted must be insured as required by section 340A.409, subdivision 1. (f) Exclusive liquor stores may conduct classes for a fee and allow tastings in the conduct of those classes, provided that the amount served at a class is limited to the amount authorized under section 340A.4041. Subd. 3. Malt liquor tastings. An exclusive liquor store conducting a malt liquor tasting under this section must also comply with the requirements of section 340A.510, subdivision 2. History:  2000 c 440 s 5; 2009 c 120 s 12; 2010 c 255 s 6; 2012 c 235 s 7
MN Stat § 340A.425 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.425 — Service At Capitol.

340A.425 SERVICE AT CAPITOL. Notwithstanding section 340A.412, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (2), the city of St. Paul may issue an on-sale wine and malt liquor license for the premises known as the State Capitol, including the Capitol cafeteria. The commissioner of administration must specify those areas where service is being requested. The Department of Administration shall enter into an agreement with a food service vendor or another vendor on all matters related to the sale of wine and malt liquor in the Capitol. Section 16B.275 does not apply to the sale of wine and malt liquor in the Capitol and all fees charged or profits earned by the Department of Administration from the sale of wine and malt liquor in the Capitol must be deposited in a capitol revenues account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for capitol preservation and programming. The Capitol must sell wine and malt liquor that are made in Minnesota. History:   1Sp2017 c 4 art 5 s 8
MN Stat § 340A.501 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.501 — Responsibility Of Licensee.

340A.501 RESPONSIBILITY OF LICENSEE. Every licensee is responsible for the conduct in the licensed establishment and any sale of alcoholic beverage by any employee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages in the establishment is the act of the licensee for the purposes of all provisions of this chapter except sections 340A.701, 340A.702, and 340A.703. History:  1985 c 305 art 7 s 1; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 340A.502 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.502 — Sales To Obviously Intoxicated Persons.

340A.502 SALES TO OBVIOUSLY INTOXICATED PERSONS. No person may sell, give, furnish, or in any way procure for another alcoholic beverages for the use of an obviously intoxicated person. History:  1985 c 305 art 7 s 2; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 340A.5041 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.5041 — Airport Commission; Extended Hours.

340A.5041 AIRPORT COMMISSION; EXTENDED HOURS. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, the Metropolitan Airports Commission may set the hours of sale at on-sale locations within the security areas of the Lindbergh and Humphrey Terminals. History:  2009 c 120 s 13; 2020 c 103 s 4
MN Stat § 340A.505 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.505 — Licensee May Not Sell For Resale.

340A.505 LICENSEE MAY NOT SELL FOR RESALE. A retail licensee may not sell alcoholic beverages to any person for the purpose of resale or to any person whom the licensee has reason to believe intends to resell the alcoholic beverage without written approval of the commissioner. History:  1985 c 305 art 7 s 5; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 340A.506 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.506 — Sales Of Ethyl Alcohol And Neutral Spirits Prohibited.

340A.506 SALES OF ETHYL ALCOHOL AND NEUTRAL SPIRITS PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Ethyl alcohol; neutral spirits. No person may sell at retail for beverage purposes ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits, or substitutes thereof, possessing the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits. Nothing in this section prohibits the manufacture or sale of other products obtained by use of ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits as defined in United States Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Regulations 125, Article II, Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits. Subd. 2. Maximum alcohol content. No person may sell for beverage purposes any spirits, distilled from grain or corn, with an alcohol content of 80 percent or more, which equals 160 proof or more, unless such spirits have been aged in wood casks for not less than two years. History:  1985 c 305 art 7 s 6; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1991 c 249 s 23
MN Stat § 340A.507 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.507 — Regulation Of Advertising.

340A.507 REGULATION OF ADVERTISING. Subdivision 1. Rules. The commissioner may by rule regulate the advertising of alcoholic beverages. Rules must be adopted under chapter 14. Subd. 2. Wine catalogs. No rule may be construed as prohibiting the advertising of wines by off-sale licensees or municipal liquor stores by means of catalogs distributed by direct mail listing not less than 25 varieties of wine and the price of each. Subd. 3. Border cities. No rule may prohibit the advertising of intoxicating liquor prices by an off-sale licensee in a newspaper of general circulation published in an adjoining state if it is the primary newspaper of general circulation in the licensee's area. Subd. 4. Campus contests restricted. No manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of alcoholic beverages, whether holding a license in Minnesota or not, may conduct, sponsor, or contribute financially to events or activities that are held on the campuses or other property of a postsecondary institution of learning, and involve the consumption or sale of alcoholic beverages. This subdivision does not affect on-campus, licensed retailers of alcoholic beverages. History:  1985 c 305 art 7 s 7; 1986 c 330 s 7; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 340A.5071 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.5071 — Coupons Prohibited.

340A.5071 COUPONS PROHIBITED. A retailer of alcoholic beverages may not accept as full or partial payment for any product any coupons that are redeemed directly or indirectly from a manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages. History:   1994 c 611 s 27
MN Stat § 340A.509 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.509 — Local Restrictions.

340A.509 LOCAL RESTRICTIONS. A local authority may impose further restrictions and regulations on the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages within its limits. History:  1985 c 305 art 7 s 9; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 340A.511 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.511 — Certain Sizes May Be Sold.

340A.511 CERTAIN SIZES MAY BE SOLD. (a) An off-sale retailer of intoxicating liquor may sell distilled spirits in bottles of 50 milliliters. (b) An on-sale intoxicating liquor licensee whose licensed premises includes a golf course or who is a common carrier may dispense distilled spirits from 50-milliliter bottles. History:  1996 c 418 s 12; 2003 c 126 s 15
MN Stat § 340A.512 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.512 — Containers Brought Into Premises.

340A.512 CONTAINERS BROUGHT INTO PREMISES. A licensed retailer of alcoholic beverages may prohibit any person from bringing into the licensed premises any container of alcoholic beverages, or from consuming from such a container on the licensed premises, without the licensee's permission. History:   1996 c 418 s 13
MN Stat § 340A.601 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.601 — Establishment Of Municipal Liquor Stores.

340A.601 ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORES. Subdivision 1. Authority. A city having a population of not more than 10,000 may establish, own, and operate a municipal liquor store which may sell at retail alcoholic beverages and (1) in the case of a municipal liquor store that sells at off-sale only, all items that may lawfully be sold in an exclusive liquor store under section 340A.412, subdivision 14, or (2) in the case of a municipal liquor store that sells at on-sale only, or at on- and off-sale, any item that may lawfully be sold in an establishment with an on-sale intoxicating liquor license. A municipal liquor store may also offer recorded or live entertainment and make available coin-operated amusement devices. Subd. 2. Population change. A city which has established a municipal liquor store may continue to operate it notwithstanding a subsequent change in population. Subd. 3. Scope and application. A city which established a liquor store prior to July 1, 1967, may continue to own and operate it. Subd. 4. Newly formed municipalities; municipal liquor stores; liquor licenses. A city may not establish or operate a municipal liquor store or issue an on-sale or off-sale liquor license until two years after its incorporation. This restriction does not apply to a newly incorporated statutory city which had formerly been a town or is made up of a major geographic portion of what had formerly been a town, which town had the powers of a statutory city under section 368.01. Subd. 5. Issuance of licenses to private persons. A city owning and operating a municipal liquor store may issue on-sale liquor licenses to hotels, clubs, and restaurants. A city issuing on-sale licenses under this subdivision may continue to operate the municipal liquor store or may resume operation of a municipal liquor store previously discontinued. The number of on-sale licenses issued under this section by a city is governed by section 340A.413. A city may not issue licenses under this section, other than a license issued to a club under section 340A.404, subdivision 1, clause (4), until authorized by the voters of the city voting on the question at a special election called for that purpose. Subd. 6. Municipalities; certain on-sale licenses. A city which did not permit the sale of intoxicating liquor within its boundaries as of June 30, 1969, or was incorporated after that date may issue on-sale licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquor in accordance with subdivision 5. Subd. 7. Notice of intent. A city which has issued retail intoxicating liquor licenses may not establish a municipal liquor store until one year after publishing a notice of its intention in the city's legal newspaper. The city must provide in the notice if the municipality will be engaging in the sale of intoxicating liquor to the exclusion of all private interests. History:  1985 c 305 art 8 s 1; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1990 c 554 s 15; 1991 c 249 s 25,31; 1996 c 418 s 14
MN Stat § 340A.602 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.602 — Continuation.

340A.602 CONTINUATION. In any city in which the report of the operations of a municipal liquor store has shown a net loss prior to interfund transfer and without regard to costs related to pension obligations of store employees, as required by Statement 68 of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, in any two of three consecutive years, the city council shall, not more than 45 days prior to the end of the fiscal year following the three-year period, hold a public hearing on the question of whether the city shall continue to operate a municipal liquor store. Two weeks' notice, written in clear and easily understandable language, of the hearing must be printed in the city's official newspaper. Following the hearing the city council may on its own motion or shall upon petition of five percent or more of the registered voters of the city, submit to the voters at a general or special municipal election the question of whether the city shall continue or discontinue municipal liquor store operations by a date which the city council shall designate. The date designated by the city council must not be more than 30 months following the date of the election. The form of the question shall be: "Shall the city of (name) discontinue operating the municipal liquor store on (Month xx, 2xxx)?". History:  1985 c 305 art 8 s 2; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1992 c 486 s 10; 1993 c 315 s 7; 2013 c 131 art 2 s 78; 2020 c 103 s 5
MN Stat § 340A.603 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.603 — Financial Responsibility.

340A.603 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Every municipal liquor store must demonstrate proof of financial responsibility required of licensees under section 340A.409. Proof of financial responsibility must be filed by January 15 of each year. The commissioner may suspend the operation of a municipal liquor store failing to demonstrate proof of financial responsibility until the commissioner is satisfied that the municipal liquor store is in compliance with section 340A.409. The commissioner must notify in writing the municipality operating the store of the effective date of the suspension. A suspension under this subdivision is a contested case under the Administrative Procedure Act. History:  1985 c 305 art 8 s 3; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 340A.604 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.604 — Suspension Of Operation.

340A.604 SUSPENSION OF OPERATION. A court shall notify the commissioner in writing within ten days whenever a municipal officer or employee has been convicted of any of the following offenses committed in a municipal liquor store: (1) selling alcoholic beverages to persons or at times prohibited by law; (2) selling alcoholic beverages for resale; (3) selling alcoholic beverages on which state taxes have not been paid; or (4) violating the provisions of section 340A.410, subdivision 5, relating to gambling and gambling devices. On receiving the notice of conviction the commissioner may suspend for up to 30 days the operation of the municipal liquor store where the offense occurred. The commissioner must notify in writing the municipality operating the store of the effective dates of the suspension. An appeal of the suspension is a contested case under sections 14.57 to 14.69 of the Administrative Procedure Act. History:  1985 c 305 art 8 s 4; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1991 c 249 s 26
MN Stat § 340A.701 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.701 — Felonies.

340A.701 FELONIES. Subdivision 1. Unlawful acts. It is a felony: (1) to manufacture alcoholic beverages in violation of this chapter; (2) to transport or import alcoholic beverages into the state in violation of this chapter for purposes of resale; or (3) to sell or give away for beverage purposes poisonous alcohol, methyl alcohol, denatured alcohol, denaturing material, or any other alcoholic substance capable of causing serious physical or mental injuries to a person consuming it; or (4) for a person other than a licensed retailer of alcoholic beverages, a bottle club permit holder, a municipal liquor store, or an employee or agent of any of these who is acting within the scope of employment, to violate the provisions of section 340A.503, subdivision 2, clause (1), by selling, bartering, furnishing, or giving alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age if that person becomes intoxicated and causes or suffers death or great bodily harm as a result of the intoxication. Subd. 2. Presumptive sentence. In determining an appropriate disposition for a violation of subdivision 1, clause (4), the court shall presume that a stay of execution with a 90-day period of incarceration as a condition of probation shall be imposed unless the defendant's criminal history score determined according to the Sentencing Guidelines indicates a presumptive executed sentence, in which case the presumptive executed sentence shall be imposed unless the court departs from the Sentencing Guidelines under section 244.10. A stay of imposition of sentence may be granted only if accompanied by a statement on the record of the reasons for it. History:  1985 c 305 art 9 s 1; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1989 c 290 art 7 s 1; 1999 c 207 s 1
MN Stat § 340A.702 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.702 — Gross Misdemeanors.

340A.702 GROSS MISDEMEANORS. It is a gross misdemeanor: (1) to sell an alcoholic beverage without a license authorizing the sale; (2) for a licensee to refuse or neglect to obey a lawful direction or order of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent, withhold information or a document the commissioner calls for examination, obstruct or mislead the commissioner in the execution of the commissioner's duties or swear falsely under oath; (3) to violate the provisions of sections 340A.301 to 340A.312; (4) to violate the provisions of section 340A.508; (5) for any person, partnership, or corporation to knowingly have or possess direct or indirect interest in more than one off-sale intoxicating liquor license in a municipality in violation of section 340A.412, subdivision 3; (6) to sell or otherwise dispose of intoxicating liquor within 1,000 feet of a state hospital, training school, reformatory, prison, or other institution under the supervision and control, in whole or in part, of the commissioner of human services or the commissioner of corrections; (7) to violate the provisions of section 340A.502; (8) except as otherwise provided in section 340A.701, to violate the provisions of section 340A.503, subdivision 2, clause (1) or (3); (9) to withhold any information, book, paper, or other thing called for by the commissioner for the purpose of an examination; (10) to obstruct or mislead the commissioner in the execution of the commissioner's duties; (11) to swear falsely concerning any matter stated under oath; or (12) to violate the provisions of section 340A.503, subdivision 5, after having been convicted previously of violating section 340A.503, subdivision 5. History:  1985 c 305 art 9 s 2; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 45; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1989 c 290 art 7 s 2; 2000 c 472 s 4
MN Stat § 340A.703 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.703 — Misdemeanors.

340A.703 MISDEMEANORS. Where no other penalty is specified a violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor. A minimum fine of $100 must be assessed against a person under the age of 21 years who violates section 340A.503. History:  1985 c 305 art 9 s 3; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 216 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 340A.7035 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.7035 — Consumer Importation; Illegal Acts.

340A.7035 CONSUMER IMPORTATION; ILLEGAL ACTS. A person who enters Minnesota from another state and who imports or possesses alcoholic beverages in excess of the tax-exempt quantities provided for in section 297G.07, subdivision 2, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who enters Minnesota from a foreign country who imports or possesses alcoholic beverages on which the excise tax imposed by chapter 297G has not been paid, other than the tax-exempt quantities provided for in section 297G.07, subdivision 2, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), is guilty of a misdemeanor. A peace officer, the commissioner of public safety, and employees designated by the commissioner of public safety may seize alcoholic beverages imported or possessed in violation of this section. This section does not apply to the consignments of alcoholic beverages shipped into this state by holders of Minnesota import licenses or Minnesota manufacturers and wholesalers when licensed by the commissioner of public safety or to common carriers with licenses to sell alcoholic beverages in more than one state when licensed by the commissioner of public safety to sell alcoholic beverages in this state. History:  1995 c 264 art 14 s 17; 1997 c 179 art 2 s 6
MN Stat § 340A.704 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.704 — Search Warrants.

340A.704 SEARCH WARRANTS. Search warrants may be issued in connection with violation of this chapter or other laws relating to sale, taxation, transportation, manufacture, or possession of alcoholic beverages in accordance with chapter 626. History:  1985 c 305 art 9 s 4; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 340A.705 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.705 — Prima Facie Evidence.

340A.705 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE. The finding of an unauthorized still is prima facie evidence of possession for the purpose of unlawful manufacture of alcoholic beverages. History:  1985 c 305 art 9 s 5; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1