1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; creating an 8:00 a.m. on-sale opening time;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.504, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.504, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Intoxicating liquor; Sunday sales; on-sale. (a) A restaurant, club, 
1.8 	bowling center, or hotel with a seating capacity for at least 30 persons and which holds 
1.9 	an on-sale intoxicating liquor license may sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on 
1.10 	the premises in conjunction with the sale of food between the hours of 10:00 8:00 a.m. 
1.11 	on Sundays and 2:00 a.m. on Mondays.
1.12 	(b) An establishment serving intoxicating liquor on Sundays must obtain a Sunday 
1.13 	license. The license must be issued by the governing body of the municipality for a period 
1.14 	of one year, and the fee for the license may not exceed $200.
1.15 	(c) A city may issue a Sunday intoxicating liquor license only if authorized to do 
1.16 	so by the voters of the city voting on the question at a general or special election. A 
1.17 	county may issue a Sunday intoxicating liquor license in a town only if authorized to do 
1.18 	so by the voters of the town as provided in paragraph (d). A county may issue a Sunday 
1.19 	intoxicating liquor license in unorganized territory only if authorized to do so by the 
1.20 	voters of the election precinct that contains the licensed premises, voting on the question 
1.21 	at a general or special election.
1.22 	(d) An election conducted in a town on the question of the issuance by the county of 
1.23 	Sunday sales licenses to establishments located in the town must be held on the day of the 
1.24 	annual election of town officers.
2.1 	(e) Voter approval is not required for licenses issued by the Metropolitan Airports 
2.2 	Commission or common carrier licenses issued by the commissioner. Common carriers 
2.3 	serving intoxicating liquor on Sunday must obtain a Sunday license from the commissioner 
2.4 	at an annual fee of $75, plus $30 for each duplicate.

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