1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; authorizing cities to issue license for a stadium or ballpark for 
1.3 	the purposes of baseball games;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 
1.4 	340A.404, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.404, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Cities. (a) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to 
1.9 	the following establishments located within its jurisdiction:
1.10 	(1) hotels;
1.11 	(2) restaurants;
1.12 	(3) bowling centers;
1.13 	(4) clubs or congressionally chartered veterans organizations with the approval of 
1.14 	the commissioner, provided that the organization has been in existence for at least three 
1.15 	years and liquor sales will only be to members and bona fide guests, except that a club 
1.16 	may permit the general public to participate in a wine tasting conducted at the club under 
1.17 	section 340A.419;
1.18 	(5) sports facilities located on land owned by the Metropolitan Sports Commission; 
1.19 	and
1.20 	(6) exclusive liquor stores.
1.21 	(b) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license, 
1.22 	or an on-sale malt liquor license to a theater within the city, notwithstanding any law, local 
1.23 	ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on 
1.24 	all days of the week to persons attending events at the theater.
2.1 	(c) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license, 
2.2 	or an on-sale malt liquor license to a convention center within the city, notwithstanding 
2.3 	any law, local ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph 
2.4 	authorizes sales on all days of the week to persons attending events at the convention 
2.5 	center. This paragraph does not apply to convention centers located in the seven-county 
2.6 	metropolitan area.
2.7 	(d) A city may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale malt liquor license to a 
2.8 	ballpark or stadium located within the city for amateur, town ball, semiprofessional, or 
2.9 	professional baseball games at the ballpark or stadium, notwithstanding any law, local 
2.10 	ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on 
2.11 	all days of the week to persons attending baseball games at the ballpark or stadium.