1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; creating licensure for wine educators;proposing coding for 
1.3 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [340A.4042] WINE EDUCATOR; ON-SALE LICENSE.
1.6 	The commissioner may issue an on-sale license to a person meeting the requirements 
1.7 	specified in sections 340A.402 and 340A.409, at an annual cost of $250 per license to a 
1.8 	wine educator and $50 per permit for each employee of the wine educator that will be 
1.9 	pouring wine, under the following conditions:
1.10 	(1) the license may be used to purchase wine at retail and serve wine for educational 
1.11 	purposes in any part of the state, unless a political subdivision adopts an ordinance 
1.12 	prohibiting wine education;
1.13 	(2) wine educators may conduct classes and dispense wine for tasting purposes, in 
1.14 	an amount not to exceed five ounces per hour per person, for a maximum of three hours to 
1.15 	any one class in one day;
1.16 	(3) all events conducted pursuant to this license must be conducted through advance 
1.17 	registration, and no walk-in access to the general public is permitted; and
1.18 	(4) licensees must possess certification that is satisfactory to the commissioner, 
1.19 	including, but not limited to, a certified specialist of wine or certified wine educator status 
1.20 	as conferred by the Society of Wine Educators, a Wine and Spirits Education Trust 
1.21 	Diploma, status as a certified sommelier, or the completion of a wine industry program at 
1.22 	a technical college or culinary school. A wine educator must also complete Training for 
1.23 	Intervention Procedures (TIPS) and have a valid certificate on file with the commissioner.