1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; retail liquor license fees; allowing fees to be set by 
1.3 	local governments;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 340A.408, 
1.4 	subdivisions 2, 3a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 340A.408, 
1.5 	subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 340A.408, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.8 	read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.Intoxicating liquor; on-sale. (a) The license fee for a retail on-sale 
1.10 	intoxicating liquor license is the fee set by the city or county issuing the license subject to 
1.11 	the limitations imposed under this subdivision. The license fee is intended to cover the 
1.12 	costs of issuing and inspecting and other directly related costs of enforcement provided 
1.13 	that the fee may not exceed the actual costs for licensing and enforcement as estimated 
1.14 	by the issuing body.
1.15 	(b) The annual license fee for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license issued by a 
1.16 	municipality to a club must be no greater than:
1.17 	(1) $300 for a club with under 200 members;
1.18 	(2) $500 for a club with between 201 and 500 members;
1.19 	(3) $650 for a club with between 501 and 1,000 members;
1.20 	(4) $800 for a club with between 1,001 and 2,000 members;
1.21 	(5) $1,000 for a club with between 2,001 and 4,000 members;
1.22 	(6) $2,000 for a club with between 4,001 and 6,000 members; or
1.23 	(7) $3,000 for a club with over 6,000 members.
1.24 	(c) The license fee for the issuance of a wine license may not exceed one-half of the 
1.25 	license fee charged for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, or $2,000, whichever is less.
2.1 	(d) (b) The town board of a town in which an on-sale establishment has been 
2.2 	licensed by a county may impose an additional license fee on each such establishment in 
2.3 	an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the county license fee.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 340A.408, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
2.5 		Subd. 3a.Fee increases; notice, hearing. No city, town, or county shall increase 
2.6 	the fee for a liquor license governed by subdivision 1, 2, or 3 this section, except after 
2.7 	notice and hearing on the proposed increase. Notice of the proposed increase must be 
2.8 	mailed to all affected licensees at least 30 days before the date set for the hearing. This 
2.9 	subdivision supersedes any inconsistent provision of law or charter.

2.10 	Sec. 3.  REPEALER.
 2.11 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 340A.408, subdivision 3, is repealed.