as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 01/31/2013 01:44pm
A bill for an act
relating to alcohol; allowing brewer taprooms to be located in cities with
municipal liquor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.601,
subdivision 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.601, subdivision 5, is amended to
read:
A city owning and operating a
municipal liquor store may issue on-sale liquor licenses to hotels, clubs, deleted text begin anddeleted text end restaurantsnew text begin ,
and brewer taprooms licensed under section 340A.301, subdivision 6bnew text end . 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.