as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 11:36pm
A bill for an act
relating to liquor; farm wineries; increasing annual production limit; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 340A.315, subdivisions 2, 7.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 340A.315, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
A license authorizes the sale, on the farm winery premises, of
table, sparkling, or fortified wines produced by that farm winery at on-sale or off-sale,
in retail, or wholesale lots in total quantities not in excess of deleted text begin 50,000deleted text end new text begin 150,000 new text end gallons in
a calendar year, glassware, wine literature and accessories, cheese and cheese spreads,
other wine-related food items, and the dispensing of free samples of the wines offered
for sale. Sales at on-sale and off-sale may be made on Sundays between 10:00 a.m. and
12:00 midnight. Labels for each type or brand produced must be registered with the
commissioner, without fee prior to sale. A farm winery may provide samples of distilled
spirits manufactured pursuant to subdivision 7, on the farm winery premises, but may
sell the distilled spirits only through a licensed wholesaler. Samples of distilled spirits
may not exceed 15 milliliters per variety.
Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 340A.315, subdivision 7, is
amended to read:
Farm wineries licensed under this section are
permitted to manufacture distilled spirits as defined under section 340A.101, subdivision
9, which may exceed 25 percent alcohol by volume, made from Minnesota-produced
or Minnesota-grown grapes, grape juice, other fruit bases, or honey. The following
conditions pertain:
(1) no farm winery or firm owning multiple farm wineries may manufacture more
than 5,000 gallons of distilled spirits in a given year, and this 5,000 gallon limit is part of
the deleted text begin 50,000deleted text end new text begin 150,000 new text end gallon limit found in subdivision 2;
(2) farm wineries must pay an additional annual fee of $50 to the commissioner
before beginning production of distilled spirits; and
(3) farm wineries may not sell or produce distilled spirits for direct sale to
manufacturers licensed under section 340A.301, subdivision 6, paragraph (a).