as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/23/2012 10:00am
A bill for an act
relating to liquor; authorizing brewpubs to sell malt liquor to licensed wholesalers
for distribution to other retail licensees without limit; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2010, section 340A.301, subdivision 6.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.301, subdivision 6, is amended to
read:
The annual fees for licenses under this section are as follows:
(a) |
Manufacturers (except as provided in clauses (b) and (c)) |
$ |
30,000 |
Duplicates |
$ |
3,000 |
|
(b) |
Manufacturers of wines of not more than 25 percent alcohol by volume |
$ |
500 |
(c) |
Brewers who manufacture more than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a year |
$ |
4,000 |
(d) |
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$ |
500 |
(e) |
Wholesalers (except as provided in clauses (f), (g), and (h)) |
$ |
15,000 |
Duplicates |
$ |
3,000 |
|
(f) |
Wholesalers of wines of not more than 25 percent alcohol by volume |
$ |
3,750 |
(g) |
Wholesalers of intoxicating malt liquor |
$ |
1,000 |
Duplicates |
$ |
25 |
|
(h) |
Wholesalers of 3.2 percent malt liquor |
$ |
10 |
(i) |
Brewers who manufacture fewer than 2,000 barrels of malt liquor in a year |
$ |
150 |
(j) |
Brewers who manufacture 2,000 to 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a year |
$ |
500 |
If a business licensed under this section is destroyed, or damaged to the extent that
it cannot be carried on, or if it ceases because of the death or illness of the licensee, the
commissioner may refund the license fee for the balance of the license period to the
licensee or to the licensee's estate.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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