SF 2675

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/09/2014 02:47pm

A bill for an act
relating to alcohol; removing food service requirements for alcohol service;
changing requirements on service of spirits; allowing on-sale use of infused
beverages and cocktails; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 340A.404,
subdivision 5; 340A.508, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.404, subdivision 5, is amended to
read:

Subd. 5.

Wine licenses.

(a) A municipality may issue an on-sale wine license with
the approval of the commissioner to a restaurant having facilities for seating at least
25 guests at one time. A wine license permits the sale of wine of up to 14 24 percent
alcohol by volume for consumption with the sale of food. A wine license authorizes the
sale of wine on all days of the week unless the issuing authority restricts the license's
authorization to the sale of wine on all days except Sundays.

(b) The governing body of a municipality may by ordinance authorize a holder of
an on-sale wine license issued pursuant to paragraph (a) who is also licensed to sell 3.2
percent malt liquors at on-sale pursuant to section 340A.411, and whose gross receipts
are at least 60 percent attributable to the sale of food, to sell intoxicating malt liquors
at on-sale without an additional license.

(c) A municipality may issue an on-sale wine license with the approval of the
commissioner to a licensed bed and breakfast facility. A license under this paragraph
authorizes a bed and breakfast facility to furnish wine only to registered guests of the
facility and, if the facility contains a licensed commercial kitchen, also to guests attending
private events at the facility.

(d) The State Agricultural Society may issue an on-sale wine license to the holder of
a state fair concession contract pursuant to section 37.21, subdivision 2.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.508, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

Subd. 5.

Mixed drinks or cocktails.

Mixed drinks or cocktails mixed on the
premises that are not for immediate consumption may be consumed on the licensed
premises subject to the requirements of this subdivision pursuant to standards published
by the commissioner. For purposes of this subdivision, a "mixed drink" includes but is not
limited to distilled spirits infused with other ingredients, or other mixed drinks commonly
referred to as cocktails. The standards shall provide that:

(1) the mixed drinks or cocktails be stored, for no longer than 72 hours, in a labeled
container in a quantity that does not exceed five gallons;

(2) infused beverages may be stored in containers in a quantity of five gallons or
larger, for a time to be set in the standards, but at least ten days;

(3) added flavors and other nonbeverage ingredients included in the mixed drinks
or cocktails shall not include hallucinogenic substances or added caffeine or other added
stimulants including but not limited to guarana, ginseng, and taurine; and

(4) the licensee keep records as to when the contents in a particular container were
mixed and the recipe used for that mixture.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective the day following final enactment.