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MN Stat § 336A.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 336A — Farm Product Liens And Financing Statements|Section 336A.16 — Commission Merchants And Selling Agents Subject To Farm Products Statutory Lien.

336A.16 COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND SELLING AGENTS SUBJECT TO FARM PRODUCTS STATUTORY LIEN. Subdivision 1. Selling not subject to lien. Except as provided in subdivision 2, and notwithstanding other law or rule to the contrary, a commission merchant or selling agent who sells farm products for others is not subject to a farm products statutory lien even though the farm products statutory lien is perfected and the commission merchant or selling agent knows the lien exists. Subd. 2. Selling subject to lien. A commission merchant or selling agent selling farm products for another person is subject to a farm product statutory lien applicable to the purchased farm products if the lienholder has perfected the farm products statutory lien and: (1) the commission merchant or selling agent has failed to register with the secretary of state as provided in section 336A.11; or (2) the commission merchant or selling agent has registered with the secretary of state as provided in section 336A.11, the commission merchant or selling agent receives a notice from the secretary of state specifying that the seller and the farm products being sold are subject to a lien notice, and the commission merchant or selling agent fails to secure a waiver or release of the farm products statutory lien specified in the lien notice by making a payment, satisfying an obligation, or otherwise. History:   1992 c 525 s 17
MN Stat § 336B.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 336B — Financing Statements Of Utilities And Certain Mining Companies|Section 336B.02 — Financing Statements Of A Public Utility, Taconite Company, And Semitaconite Company.

336B.02 FINANCING STATEMENTS OF A PUBLIC UTILITY, TACONITE COMPANY, AND SEMITACONITE COMPANY. Subdivision 1. Filing with secretary of state. Notwithstanding sections 336.9-311, 336.9-501, 336.9-502, 336.9-515, and 336.9-519 of the Uniform Commercial Code, all filings required under the Uniform Commercial Code in order to perfect a security interest against the personal property or fixtures of a debtor public utility, or against the personal property or fixtures of a debtor taconite company or a debtor semitaconite company, must be made and maintained in the office of the secretary of state. Subd. 2. Information not required. When the financing statement covers goods of a debtor public utility or of a debtor taconite company or a debtor semitaconite company, which are or are to become fixtures, no description of the real estate or the name of the record owner is required. Subd. 3. Duration. Filing of a financing statement against the property of a debtor public utility or against the property of a debtor taconite company or a debtor semitaconite company is effective until five years after the maturity date contained in the statement in the case of personal property and until 15 years after the maturity date in the case of fixtures annexed to real property, or if no maturity date is contained in the statement, until released or terminated. History:  1965 c 813 s 2; 1967 c 323 s 2; 1984 c 628 art 5 s 1; 2001 c 195 art 2 s 19; 2005 c 69 art 1 s 21
MN Stat § 336B.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 336B — Financing Statements Of Utilities And Certain Mining Companies|Section 336B.03 — Continued Effectiveness Of Certain Laws.

336B.03 CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN LAWS. Unless displaced by the specific provisions of sections 336B.01 to 336B.03, the Uniform Commercial Code and other applicable laws remain in full force and effect and supplement the provisions of sections 336B.01 to 336B.03. History:  1965 c 813 s 3; 1984 c 628 art 5 s 1; 2005 c 69 art 1 s 21
MN Stat § 337.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 337 — Building And Construction Contracts|Section 337.01 — Building And Construction Contracts; Indemnification Agreements.

337.01 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS; INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in sections 337.01 to 337.05 the following terms have the meanings assigned to them. Subd. 2. Building and construction contract. "Building and construction contract" means a contract for the design, construction, alteration, improvement, repair or maintenance of real property, highways, roads or bridges. The term does not include contracts for the maintenance or repair of machinery, equipment or other such devices used as part of a manufacturing, converting or other production process, including electric, gas, steam, and telephone utility equipment used for production, transmission, or distribution purposes. Subd. 3. Indemnification agreement. "Indemnification agreement" means an agreement by the promisor to indemnify or hold harmless the promisee against liability or claims of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or out of physical damage to tangible or real property. Subd. 4. Promisee. "Promisee" includes that party's independent contractors, agents, employees or indemnitees. History:  1983 c 333 s 1; 1984 c 598 s 1-3
MN Stat § 337.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 337 — Building And Construction Contracts|Section 337.02 — Unenforceability Of Certain Agreements.

337.02 UNENFORCEABILITY OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. An indemnification agreement contained in, or executed in connection with, a building and construction contract is unenforceable except to the extent that: (1) the underlying injury or damage is attributable to the negligent or otherwise wrongful act or omission, including breach of a specific contractual duty, of the promisor or the promisor's independent contractors, agents, employees, or delegatees; or (2) an owner, a responsible party, or a governmental entity agrees to indemnify a contractor directly or through another contractor with respect to strict liability under environmental laws. History:  1983 c 333 s 2; 1984 c 598 s 4; 1999 c 87 s 1
MN Stat § 337.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 337 — Building And Construction Contracts|Section 337.03 — Nonapplication To Certain Agreements.

337.03 NONAPPLICATION TO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. Sections 337.01 to 337.05 do not apply to an agreement by which a promisor that is a party to a building and construction contract indemnifies a person, firm, corporation, or public agency for whose account the construction is not being performed, but who, as an accommodation, permits the promisor or the promisor's independent contractors, agents, employees, or delegatees to enter upon or adjacent to its property for the purpose of performing the building and construction contract. Sections 337.01 to 337.05 do not apply to an indemnification agreement that is an integral part of an offer to compromise or settlement of a disputed claim, if: (a) the settlement is based on consideration; (b) the dispute relates to an alleged event that is related to a construction contract and that occurred before the settlement is made; and (c) the indemnification relates only to claims that have arisen or may arise from the past event. History:  1983 c 333 s 3; 1984 c 598 s 5
MN Stat § 337.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 337 — Building And Construction Contracts|Section 337.04 — Validity Of Other Agreements.

337.04 VALIDITY OF OTHER AGREEMENTS. Sections 337.01 to 337.05 do not affect the validity of any insurance contract, workers' compensation agreement, construction bond, or other agreement lawfully issued by an insurer or bonding company. History:   1983 c 333 s 4
MN Stat § 337.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 337 — Building And Construction Contracts|Section 337.06 — Common Law Rights.

337.06 COMMON LAW RIGHTS. Subject to section 337.02, sections 337.01 to 337.06 do not in any way restrict rights to indemnification that the common law may provide. History:   1984 c 598 s 9
MN Stat § 338.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 338 — Employment Contracts|Section 338.01 — Employment Contracts; Findings.

338.01 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS; FINDINGS. The legislature finds that a basic tenet of contract law is mutually enforceable promises. The legislature further finds that contracts respecting employment are important and desirable. The legislature's purpose in enacting sections 338.02 and 338.03 is to assist in ensuring that the mutual promises in employment contracts are honored and enforced. History:   1990 c 539 s 2
MN Stat § 338.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 338 — Employment Contracts|Section 338.02 — New Employers; Contract Obligation.

338.02 NEW EMPLOYERS; CONTRACT OBLIGATION. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "new employer" means any purchaser, assignee, or transferee of a business the employees of which are subject to a collective bargaining agreement, if the purchaser, assignee, or transferee conducts or will conduct substantially the same business operation, or offer the same service, and use the same physical facilities, as the contracting employer. Subd. 2. New employer obligation. Where a collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a labor organization contains a clause regulating the rights and obligations of a new employer, that clause shall be binding upon and enforceable against any new employer until the expiration date of the agreement. That clause shall not be binding upon or enforceable against any new employer for more than three years from the effective date of the collective bargaining agreement between the contracting employer and the labor organization. Subd. 3. Disclosure. An employer who is a party to a collective bargaining agreement containing a clause regulating the rights and obligations of a new employer has the affirmative duty to disclose the existence of the agreement and clause to a new employer. The disclosure requirement is satisfied by including in any contract of sale, agreement to purchase, or any similar instrument of conveyance, a statement that the new employer is bound by that clause as provided for in the collective bargaining agreement. Failure of an employer to disclose the existence of a collective bargaining agreement containing that clause does not affect the enforceability of the collective bargaining agreement against a new employer. Subd. 4. Exception. This section does not apply to a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of any contracting employer who has gone into receivership or bankruptcy, or to any employer who acquires a business from a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy. History:  1990 c 539 s 3  NOTE: This section was found unconstitutional with regard to employers who are subject to the National Labor Relations Act in United Steelworkers of America v. St. Gabriel's Hospital, 871 F.Supp. 335 (D.Minn. 1994).
MN Stat § 338.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 338 — Employment Contracts|Section 338.03 — Enforcement; Court Jurisdiction.

338.03 ENFORCEMENT; COURT JURISDICTION. The rights and duties under section 338.02 may be enforced in a civil action in a district court of appropriate jurisdiction. History:   1990 c 539 s 4
MN Stat § 340A.201 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.201 — Liquor Control Authority.

340A.201 LIQUOR CONTROL AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. 1976 successor. The commissioner of public safety is the successor to the commissioner of liquor control with respect to the powers and duties vested in the latter as of February 6, 1976, except for those powers and duties transferred to the commissioner of revenue. Any proceeding, court action, prosecution, or other business undertaken or commenced as of February 6, 1976, by the commissioner of liquor control is assigned to the commissioners of public safety and revenue as appropriate and may be completed by them. Subd. 2. Delegation; 1996 consolidation; division director. Effective October 1, 1996, the duties and powers vested previously in the commissioner of public safety and delegated to the department's Division of Liquor Control are delegated and transferred to, and consolidated with, the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement of the Department of Public Safety, under the supervision of a director appointed by the commissioner and serving in the unclassified service at the pleasure of the commissioner. History:  1985 c 305 art 4 s 1; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1997 c 129 art 2 s 13
MN Stat § 340A.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.24 — Brew Pubs.

340A.24 BREW PUBS. Subdivision 1. On-sale license. A brew pub may be issued an on-sale intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor license by a municipality for a restaurant operated in the place of manufacture. Subd. 2. Off-sale license. Notwithstanding section 340A.405, a brew pub that holds an on-sale license issued pursuant to this section may, with the approval of the commissioner, be issued a license by a municipality for off-sale of malt liquor produced and packaged on the licensed premises. Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores in the jurisdiction in which the brew pub is located, and the malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores, except that malt liquor in growlers only may be sold at off-sale on Sundays. Sunday sales must be approved by the licensing jurisdiction and hours may be established by those jurisdictions. Packaging of malt liquor for off-sale under this subdivision must comply with section 340A.285. Subd. 3. Total retail sales. A brew pub's total retail sales at on- or off-sale under this section may not exceed 3,500 barrels per year, provided that off-sales may not total more than 750 barrels. Subd. 4. Interest in other license. (a) A brew pub may hold or have an interest in other retail on-sale licenses, but may not have an ownership interest in whole or in part, or be an officer, director, agent, or employee of, any other manufacturer, brewer, importer, or wholesaler, or be an affiliate thereof whether the affiliation is corporate or by management, direction, or control. (b) Notwithstanding this prohibition, a brew pub may be an affiliate or subsidiary company of a brewer licensed in Minnesota or elsewhere if that brewer's only manufacture of malt liquor is: (1) manufacture licensed under section 340A.301, subdivision 6, clause (d); (2) manufacture in another state for consumption exclusively in a restaurant located in the place of manufacture; or (3) manufacture in another state for consumption primarily in a restaurant located in or immediately adjacent to the place of manufacture if the brewer was licensed under section 340A.301, subdivision 6, clause (d), on January 1, 1995. Subd. 5. Prohibition. A brew pub licensed under this chapter may not be licensed as an importer under section 340A.302. History:  2015 c 9 art 1 s 3,8; art 2 s 3; 1Sp2017 c 4 art 5 s 4
MN Stat § 340A.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.26 — Brewer Taprooms.

340A.26 BREWER TAPROOMS. Subdivision 1. Brewer taproom license. (a) A municipality, including a city with a municipal liquor store, may issue the holder of a brewer's license under section 340A.301, subdivision 6, clause (c), (i), or (j), a brewer taproom license. A brewer taproom license authorizes on-sale of malt liquor produced by the brewer for consumption on the premises of or adjacent to one brewery location owned by the brewer. Nothing in this subdivision precludes the holder of a brewer taproom license from also holding a license to operate a restaurant at the brewery. Section 340A.409 shall apply to a license issued under this subdivision. All provisions of this chapter that apply to a retail liquor license shall apply to a license issued under this subdivision unless the provision is explicitly inconsistent with this subdivision. (b) A brewer may only have one taproom license under this subdivision, and may not have an ownership interest in a brew pub. Subd. 2. Prohibition. A municipality may not issue a brewer taproom license to a brewer if the brewer seeking the license, or any person having an economic interest in the brewer seeking the license or exercising control over the brewer seeking the license, is a brewer that brews more than 250,000 barrels of malt liquor annually or a winery that produces more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually. Subd. 3. Fee. The municipality shall impose a licensing fee on a brewer holding a brewer taproom license under this subdivision, subject to limitations applicable to license fees under section 340A.408, subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Subd. 4. Municipality to inform commissioner. A municipality shall, within ten days of the issuance of a license under this subdivision, inform the commissioner of the licensee's name and address and trade name, and the effective date and expiration date of the license. The municipality shall also inform the commissioner of a license transfer, cancellation, suspension, or revocation during the license period. Subd. 5. Sunday on-sale. Notwithstanding section 340A.504, subdivision 3, a taproom may be open and may conduct on-sale business on Sundays if authorized by the municipality. History:   2015 c 9 art 1 s 4
MN Stat § 340A.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.28 — Small Brewer Off-sale.

340A.28 SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE. Subdivision 1. License; limitations. A brewer licensed under section 340A.301, subdivision 6, clause (c), (i), or (j), may be issued a license by a municipality for off-sale of malt liquor at its licensed premises that has been produced and packaged by the brewer. The license must be approved by the commissioner. A brewer may only have one license under this subdivision. The amount of malt liquor sold at off-sale may not exceed 750 barrels annually. Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores in the jurisdiction in which the brewer is located, and the malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores, except that malt liquor in growlers only may be sold at off-sale on Sundays. Sunday sales must be approved by the licensing jurisdiction and hours may be established by those jurisdictions. Packaging of malt liquor for off-sale under this subdivision must comply with section 340A.285. Subd. 2. Prohibition. A municipality may not issue a license under this section to a brewer if the brewer seeking the license, or any person having an economic interest in the brewer seeking the license or exercising control over the brewer seeking the license, is a brewer that brews more than 20,000 barrels of its own brands of malt liquor annually or a winery that produces more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually. Subd. 3. Fee. The municipality shall impose a licensing fee on a brewer holding a license under this subdivision, subject to limitations applicable to license fees under section 340A.408, subdivision 3, paragraph (a). History:  2015 c 9 art 1 s 5,8; art 2 s 2; 1Sp2017 c 4 art 5 s 5
MN Stat § 340A.285 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.285 — Growlers.

340A.285 GROWLERS. (a) Malt liquor authorized for off-sale pursuant to section 340A.24 or 340A.28 shall be packaged in 64-ounce containers commonly known as "growlers" or in 750 milliliter bottles. The containers or bottles shall bear a twist-type closure, cork, stopper, or plug. At the time of sale, a paper or plastic adhesive band, strip, or sleeve shall be applied to the container or bottle and extended over the top of the twist-type closure, cork, stopper, or plug forming a seal that must be broken upon opening the container or bottle. The adhesive band, strip, or sleeve shall bear the name and address of the brewer. The containers or bottles shall be identified as malt liquor, contain the name of the malt liquor, bear the name and address of the brew pub or brewer selling the malt liquor, and shall be considered intoxicating liquor unless the alcoholic content is labeled as otherwise in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 7515.1100. (b) A brew pub or brewer may, but is not required to, refill any container or bottle with malt liquor for off-sale at the request of the customer. A brew pub or brewer refilling a container or bottle must do so at its licensed premises and the container or bottle must be filled at the tap at the time of sale. A container or bottle refilled under this paragraph must be sealed and labeled in the manner described in paragraph (a). History:   2015 c 9 art 1 s 6
MN Stat § 340A.302 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 340A — Liquor|Section 340A.302 — Importers.

340A.302 IMPORTERS. Subdivision 1. Licenses required. Except as provided in sections 297G.07, subdivision 2, and 340A.301, subdivision 1, no retailer or other person may ship or cause to be shipped alcoholic beverages or ethyl alcohol for personal use or to a licensed manufacturer or wholesaler without obtaining an importer's license from the commissioner. Subd. 2. Terms; application. Importers' licenses must be applied for on a form the commissioner prescribes. The form must contain, along with information the commissioner requires, an agreement on the part of the applicant to obey all laws relating to the importation and sale of intoxicating liquor. Subd. 3. Fees. Annual fees for licenses under this section, which must accompany the application, are as follows:       Importers of distilled spirits, wine, or ethyl alcohol $ 420  Importers of malt liquor $ 1,600   If an application is denied, $100 of the fee shall be retained by the commissioner to cover costs of investigation. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1991 c 326 s 27] History:  1985 c 305 art 5 s 2; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 310 s 2; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 54; 1993 c 350 s 8; 1997 c 179 art 2 s 3; 2005 c 136 art 8 s 13