1.1 	CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 3972
1.2 	A bill for an act
1.3 	relating to liquor; clarifying provisions relating to brewing and winemaking on 
1.4 	premises; modifying off-sale hours; authorizing licenses;amending Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes 2016, sections 340A.33; 340A.34; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, 
1.6 	section 340A.504, subdivision 4.
1.7 	May 19, 2018
1.8 	The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt
1.9 	Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.10 	The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach
1.11 	President of the Senate
1.12 	We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 3972 report that we have agreed upon the 
1.13 	items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.14 	That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 3972 be further amended 
1.15 	as follows:
1.16 	Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.33, is amended to read:
1.18 	340A.33 BREW ON PREMISES STORE.
1.19 	Notwithstanding anything in this chapter, the owner of a brew on premises store shall 
1.20 	not be considered a brewer, manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of intoxicating liquor if 
1.21 	the owner complies with this section and with Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, part 
1.22 	25, subpart L, sections 25.205 and 25.206. For purposes of this section, a brew on premises 
1.23 	store is a facility that provides the ingredients and equipment for a customer to use to brew 
1.24 	malt liquor at the store. Alcoholic beverages may not be sold or otherwise provided to 
1.25 	customers of a brew on premises store, unless the owner of the brew on premises store holds 
1.26 	the appropriate liquor license, except that the tasting of malt liquor that is brewed by a 
1.27 	customer or employee at the brew on premises store shall be permitted, if the malt liquor 
1.28 	is not sold or offered for sale. Customers using the brew on premises store must be of the 
2.1 	minimum age required to purchase intoxicating liquor. Malt liquor brewed by a customer 
2.2 	in the store must not be sold and must be used by the customer solely for personal or family 
2.3 	use.

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

2.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.34, is amended to read:
2.6 	340A.34 WINEMAKING ON PREMISES STORE.
2.7 	A commercial establishment in which individuals make wine on the premises for personal 
2.8 	and family use only and not for resale, using ingredients or materials or both supplied by 
2.9 	the establishment, is not required to be licensed under this chapter if the establishment is 
2.10 	operated in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 24.75. No person 
2.11 	under the age of 21 years may participate in the making of wine in such an establishment. 
2.12 	Alcoholic beverages may not be sold or otherwise provided to customers of an establishment 
2.13 	described in this section unless the establishment holds the appropriate license for such sale 
2.14 	or provision, except that the tasting of wine that is made by a customer or employee at the 
2.15 	winemaking on premises store shall be permitted, if the wine is not sold or offered for sale.

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

2.17 	Sec. 3. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; SPECIAL LICENSE.
 2.18 	The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to a business 
2.19 	located at 3753 Nicollet Avenue South, notwithstanding any law, local ordinance, or charter 
2.20 	provision.

2.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon approval by the Minneapolis City 
2.22 	Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.

2.23 	Sec. 4. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; SPECIAL LICENSE.
 2.24 	The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to a restaurant 
2.25 	located at 4959 Penn Avenue South, notwithstanding any law, local ordinance, or charter 
2.26 	provision.

2.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon approval by the Minneapolis City 
2.28 	Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.

3.1 	Sec. 5. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; SPECIAL LICENSE.
 3.2 	The city of Minneapolis may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to a restaurant 
3.3 	located at 5400 Penn Avenue South, notwithstanding any law or local ordinance or charter 
3.4 	provision.

3.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon approval by the Minneapolis City 
3.6 	Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.

3.7 	Sec. 6. OFF-SALE INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE; HUBBARD COUNTY.
3.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 340A.405, subdivision 2, paragraph (e), 
3.9 	the Hubbard County Board may issue an off-sale intoxicating liquor license to an exclusive 
3.10 	liquor store located in Akeley Township. All other provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
3.11 	340A, not inconsistent with this section, apply to the license authorized under this section.

3.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon approval by the Hubbard County 
3.13 	Board and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.

3.14 	Sec. 7. SPECIAL LICENSE; CITY OF NORTH MANKATO.
 3.15 	The city of North Mankato may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale 
3.16 	wine license, or an on-sale malt liquor license for the city-owned facilities known as or 
3.17 	operated by the Caswell Regional Sporting Complex, notwithstanding any law, local 
3.18 	ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this section authorizes sales on all 
3.19 	days of the week to persons attending events at the Caswell Regional Sporting Complex. 
3.20 	The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A, not inconsistent with this section, 
3.21 	apply to the licenses issued under this section. The city of North Mankato is deemed the 
3.22 	licensee under this section, and the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 340A.603
3.23 	and 340A.604, apply to the licenses as if the facilities were a municipal liquor store.

3.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective upon approval by the North Mankato 
3.25 	City Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.
3.26 	Delete the title and insert:
3.27 	A bill for an act
3.28 	relating to liquor; clarifying provisions relating to brewing and winemaking on 
3.29 	premises; authorizing various intoxicating liquor licenses;amending Minnesota 
3.30 	Statutes 2016, sections 340A.33; 340A.34.

4.1	We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.
	
4.2	House Conferees:
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4.4	Jim Nash
		Bob Loonan
	
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4.6	Diane Loeffler
			
4.7	Senate Conferees:
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4.9	Gary H. Dahms
		Bill Weber
	
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4.11	D. Scott Dibble