1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; prohibiting exclusive contracts for distillers;amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2020, section 340A.307, subdivisions 1, 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 340A.307, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Nondiscriminatory sales. All licensed importers and licensed 
1.7 	manufacturers must offer for sale on an equal basis to all licensed wholesalers and 
1.8 	manufacturers all intoxicating liquor produced in or brought into the state of Minnesota.

1.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 340A.307, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.10 		Subd. 4.Exceptions. Nothing in this section applies to:
1.11 	(1) wine or malt liquor of any alcohol content; or
1.12 	(2) intoxicating liquor which is:
1.13 	(i) further distilled, refined, rectified, or blended within the state; and
1.14 	(ii) bottled within the state and labeled with the importer's own labels after importation 
1.15 	into the state; or
1.16 	(3) (2) any brand of intoxicating liquor which is offered for sale only in this state. No 
1.17 	such brand shall vary from an existing or new brand sold in another state in any manner as 
1.18 	to brand name, age, or proof of the product.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.