SF 528

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to liquor; providing for uniform off-sale
hours statewide; regulating Sunday on-sales; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 340A.504,
subdivisions 1, 3, 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 340A.504,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

3.2 percent malt liquor.

No sale of 3.2
percent malt liquor may be made between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
on the days of Monday through Saturday, nor between 2:00 a.m.
and deleted text begin 12:00 noon deleted text end new text begin 10:00 a.m. new text end on Sunday deleted text begin , provided that an
establishment located on land owned by the Metropolitan Sports
Commission, or the sports arena for which one or more licenses
have been issued under section 340A.404, subdivision 2,
paragraph (c), may sell 3.2 percent malt liquor between 10:00
a.m. and 12:00 noon on a Sunday on which a sports or other event
is scheduled to begin at that location on or before 1:00 p.m. of
that day deleted text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 340A.504,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Intoxicating liquor; sunday sales; on-sale.

(a)
A restaurant, club, bowling center, or hotel with a seating
capacity for at least 30 persons and which holds an on-sale
intoxicating liquor license may sell intoxicating liquor for
consumption on the premises in conjunction with the sale of food
between the hours of deleted text begin 12:00 noon deleted text end new text begin 10:00 a.m. new text end on Sundays and 2:00
a.m. on Mondays.

(b) deleted text begin The governing body of a municipality may after one
public hearing by ordinance permit a restaurant, hotel, bowling
center, or club to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on
the premises in conjunction with the sale of food between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. on Sundays and 2:00 a.m. on Mondays,
provided that the licensee is in conformance with the Minnesota
Clean Air Act.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end An establishment serving intoxicating liquor on Sundays
must obtain a Sunday license. The license must be issued by the
governing body of the municipality for a period of one year, and
the fee for the license may not exceed $200.

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end A city may issue a Sunday intoxicating liquor
license only if authorized to do so by the voters of the city
voting on the question at a general or special election. A
county may issue a Sunday intoxicating liquor license in a town
only if authorized to do so by the voters of the town as
provided in paragraph deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end . A county may issue a Sunday
intoxicating liquor license in unorganized territory only if
authorized to do so by the voters of the election precinct that
contains the licensed premises, voting on the question at a
general or special election.

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end An election conducted in a town on the question of
the issuance by the county of Sunday sales licenses to
establishments located in the town must be held on the day of
the annual election of town officers.

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end Voter approval is not required for licenses issued
by the Metropolitan Airports Commission or common carrier
licenses issued by the commissioner. Common carriers serving
intoxicating liquor on Sunday must obtain a Sunday license from
the commissioner at an annual fee of $50, plus $20 for each
duplicate.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 340A.504,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Intoxicating liquor; off-sale.

No sale of
intoxicating liquor may be made by an off-sale licensee:

(1) on Sundays;

(2) before 8:00 a.m. new text begin or after 10:00 p.m. new text end on Monday through
Saturday;

(3) deleted text begin after 10:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday at an
establishment located in a city other than a city of the first
class or within a city located within 15 miles of a city of the
first class in the same county;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) after 8:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and after
10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at an establishment located in
a city of the first class or within a city located within 15
miles of a city of the first class in the same county, provided
that an establishment may sell intoxicating liquor until 10:00
p.m. on December 31 and July 3, and on the day preceding
Thanksgiving day, unless otherwise prohibited under clause (1);
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end on Thanksgiving Day;

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end on Christmas Day, December 25; or

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end after 8:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24.