as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/05/2019 09:05am
A bill for an act
relating to liquor; modifying hours for sales of liquor on Sundays; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 340A.504, subdivision 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 340A.504, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) No sale of intoxicating liquor may be made
by an off-sale licensee:
(1) on Sundays, except between the hours of deleted text begin 11:00deleted text end new text begin 10:00 new text end a.m. and deleted text begin 6:00deleted text end new text begin 5:00 new text end p.m.;
(2) before 8:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday;
(3) on Thanksgiving Day;
(4) on Christmas Day, December 25; or
(5) after 8:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24.
(b) No delivery of alcohol to an off-sale licensee may be made by a wholesaler or accepted
by an off-sale licensee on a Sunday. No order solicitation or merchandising may be made
by a wholesaler on a Sunday.
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(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), sales of intoxicating liquor may be made by an off-sale
licensee: (1) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., if Christmas Eve, December 24,
falls on a Sunday; and (2) between 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., if New Year's Eve, December
31, falls on a Sunday.
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