HF 2463

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/12/2012 03:43pm

A bill for an act
relating to liquor; authorizing purchase in special circumstances; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.301, subdivision 6a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.301, subdivision 6a, is amended to
read:

Subd. 6a.

Permits and fees.

Any person engaged in the purchase, sale, or use
for any purpose other than personal consumption of intoxicating alcoholic beverages
or ethyl alcohol shall obtain the appropriate regulatory permit and identification card
from the commissioner as provided in this subdivision. The fee for each permit, other
than one issued to a state or federal agency, is $35 and must be submitted together with
the appropriate application form provided by the commissioner. Identification cards
and permits must be issued for a period coinciding with that of the appropriate state or
municipal license and are not transferable. In instances where there is no annual license
period, cards and permits expire one year after the date of issuance. The authority to
engage in the purchase, sale, or use granted by the card or permit may be revoked by the
commissioner upon evidence of a violation by the holder of such a card or permit of any
of the provisions of chapter 340A or any rule of the commissioner made pursuant to law.
new text begin Notwithstanding section 340A.401, new text end new text begin in the event that an on-sale or off-sale license has
been issued and the state is unable to issue a card, the license shall be deemed sufficient to
allow purchase until the state is able to issue the necessary card.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end