as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/02/2000 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to liquor; authorizing exclusive liquor 1.3 stores to conduct wine tastings under certain 1.4 restrictions; proposing coding for new law in 1.5 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [340A.419] [WINE TASTINGS AT EXCLUSIVE LIQUOR 1.8 STORES.] 1.9 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITION.] For purposes of this section, 1.10 a "wine tasting" is an event of not more than four hours' 1.11 duration at which persons pay a fee to participate, and are 1.12 allowed to consume wine by the glass without paying a separate 1.13 charge for each glass. 1.14 Subd. 2. [TASTINGS.] (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an 1.15 exclusive liquor store may conduct a wine tasting on the 1.16 premises of a holder of an on-sale intoxicating liquor license 1.17 that is not a temporary license, if the exclusive liquor store 1.18 complies with this section. 1.19 (b) No wine at a wine tasting under this section may be 1.20 sold for off-premises consumption. A participant in the tasting 1.21 may fill out a form indicating preferences for wine. The form 1.22 may be held on the premises of the exclusive liquor store to 1.23 assist the participant in making an off-sale purchase at a later 1.24 date. 1.25 (c) Notwithstanding any other law, an exclusive liquor 2.1 store may purchase or otherwise obtain wine for a wine tasting 2.2 conducted under this section from a wholesaler licensed to sell 2.3 wine. The wholesaler may sell or give wine to an exclusive 2.4 liquor store for a wine tasting conducted under this section and 2.5 may provide personnel to assist in the wine tasting. 2.6 (d) An exclusive liquor store that conducts a wine tasting 2.7 under this section must use any fees collected from participants 2.8 in the tasting only to defray the cost of conducting the tasting.