as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:50am
A bill for an act
relating to local government; removing authority of cities to own municipal
liquor stores; requiring divestiture; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 340A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 340A.601;
340A.602; 340A.603; 340A.604; 426.19; 426.20; 471.6985.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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No city may establish, own, or operate a municipal liquor store.
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This section is effective January 1, 2010.
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A city that owns or operates a municipal liquor store must sell, transfer, or otherwise
divest itself of any interest in the store by January 1, 2010. Proceeds of any sale must be
deposited in the city's general fund.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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The revisor of statutes shall delete references to municipal liquor stores from
sections 295.75, subdivision 1; 340A.405, subdivision 2; 340A.410, subdivisions 4b, and
9; 340A.412, subdivision 12; 340A.503, subdivisions 1, 4, and 6; 340A.508, subdivision
3; 340A.510; 340A.513, subdivision 1; 340A.701, subdivision 1; 340A.802, subdivision
1; and 340A.905. The revisor may rewrite the sentences containing the references to
make them grammatically correct.
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Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 340A.601; 340A.602; 340A.603; 340A.604;
426.19; 426.20; 447.045; and 471.6985,
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are repealed effective January 1, 2010.
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