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Laws of Minnesota 1987 CHAPTER 328-H.F.No. 294 An act relating to intoxicating liquor; permitting certain transactions by brewers and wholesalers; authorizing counties to issue temporary on-sale licenses; authorizing cities to issue temporary off-sale licenses for the sale of vintage wine at auctions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1986, sections 340A.308; 340A.404, subdivision 10; and 340A.405, by adding a subdivision. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 340A.308, is amended to read: 340A.308 [PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.] (a) No brewer or malt liquor wholesaler may directly or indirectly, or through an affiliate or subsidiary company, or through an officer, director, stockholder, or partner: (1) give, or lend money, credit, or other thing of value to a retailer; (2) give, lend, lease, or sell furnishing or equipment to a retailer; (3) have an interest in a retail license; or (4) be bound for the repayment of a loan to a retailer. (b) This section does not prohibit a manufacturer or wholesaler from: (1) furnishing, lending, or renting to a retailer outside signs, of a cost of up to $100 excluding installation and repair costs; (2) furnishing, lending, or renting to a retailer inside signs and other promotional material, of a cost of up to $100 in a year; (3) furnishing to or maintaining for a retailer equipment for dispensing malt liquor, including tap trailers, cold plates and other dispensing equipment, of a cost of up to $100 per tap in a year; (4) using or renting property owned continually since November 1, 1933, for the purpose of selling intoxicating or nonintoxicating malt liquor at retail; or (5) extending customary commercial credit to a retailer in connection with a sale of nonalcoholic beverages only, or engaging in cooperative advertising agreements with a retailer in connection with the sale of nonalcoholic beverages only. Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 340A.404, subdivision 10, is amended to read: Subd. 10. [TEMPORARY ON-SALE LICENSES.] The governing body of astatutory or home rule citymunicipality may issue to a club or charitable, religious, or other nonprofit organization in existence for at least three years a temporary license for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor in connection with a social event within thecitymunicipality sponsored by the licensee. The license may authorize the on-sale of intoxicating liquor for not more than three consecutive days, and may authorize on-sales on premises other than premises the licensee owns or permanently occupies. The license may provide that the licensee may contract for intoxicating liquor catering services with the holder of a full-year on-sale intoxicating liquor license issued byaany municipality. The licenses are subject to the terms, including a license fee, imposed by the issuingcitymunicipality. Licenses issued under this subdivision are subject to all laws and ordinances governing the sale of intoxicating liquor except section 340A.409 and those laws and ordinances which by their nature are not applicable. Licenses under this subdivision are not valid unless first approved by the commissioner of public safety. A county under this section may issue a temporary license only to a premises located in the unincorporated or unorganized territory of the county. Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 340A.405, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: Subd. 5. [TEMPORARY OFF-SALE LICENSES; WINE AUCTIONS.] (a) The governing body of a city may issue a temporary license for the off-sale of wine at an auction with the approval of the commissioner. A license issued under this subdivision authorizes the sale of only vintage wine of a brand and vintage that is not commonly being offered for sale by any wholesaler in Minnesota. The license may authorize the off-sale of wine for not more than three consecutive days provided not more than 600 cases of wine are sold at any auction. The licenses are subject to the terms, including license fee, imposed by the issuing city. Licenses issued under this subdivision are subject to all laws and ordinances governing the sale of intoxicating liquor except section 340A.409 and those laws and ordinances which by their nature are not applicable. (b) As used in the subdivision, "vintage wine" means bottled wine which is at least ten years old. Sec. 4. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This act is effective the day following final enactment. Approved May 29, 1987
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