Minnesota Session Laws - 1988, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1988 

                        CHAPTER 552-S.F.No. 1673 
           An act relating to intoxicating liquor; authorizing 
          the dispensing of intoxicating liquor at the St. Cloud 
          Civic Center; authorizing an on-sale liquor license 
          for the T. B. Sheldon Memorial Auditorium in the city 
          of Red Wing. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR AT ST. CLOUD CIVIC 
CENTER.] 
    Notwithstanding any law, charter provision or ordinance to 
the contrary, the city of St. Cloud may: 
    (1) dispense intoxicating liquor at on-sale at the premises 
known and used as the St. Cloud Civic Center without a license 
therefor, or 
    (2) authorize the holder of a retail intoxicating liquor 
license issued by the city of St. Cloud or an adjacent city to 
dispense intoxicating liquor at the premises known and used as 
the St. Cloud Civic Center, provided that the licensee has been 
engaged to dispense intoxicating liquor at an event held by the 
city or by a person or organization permitted to use the 
premises. 
    Intoxicating liquor may be dispensed at the St. Cloud Civic 
Center under this section only to members or guests of a person 
or organization leasing space in the premises for a convention, 
banquet, conference, meeting or social event, but not for any 
elementary, secondary or college athletic event.  Authority to 
dispense intoxicating liquor under this section is in addition 
to any license authorized by law or ordinance.  All provisions 
of law, charter or ordinance governing the sale and serving of 
intoxicating liquor not inconsistent with this section shall 
govern the dispensing of intoxicating liquor under this section. 
    Sec. 2.  [SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR ON LAKE LE HOMME 
DIEU.] 
    Notwithstanding any law, charter provision, or ordinance to 
the contrary, the county board of Douglas county may issue an 
additional liquor license to a business establishment located on 
Lake Le Homme Dieu in Douglas county. 
    Authority to dispense intoxicating liquor under this 
section is in addition to any license authorized by law or 
ordinance.  All provisions of law, charter, or ordinance 
governing the sale and serving of intoxicating liquor not 
inconsistent with this section shall govern the dispensing of 
intoxicating liquor under this section. 
    Sec. 3.  [RED WING LIQUOR LICENSE.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [AUDITORIUM LICENSE.] Notwithstanding any 
law, charter provision or ordinance to the contrary the city of 
Red Wing may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license for 
the T. B. Sheldon Memorial Auditorium.  The license shall be in 
addition to any on-sale licenses authorized by law.  The fee for 
the license shall be set by the city council.  The license shall 
authorize the sale of intoxicating liquor only to those persons 
present on the premises as members or guests of a person or 
organization leasing space in the auditorium for a convention, 
banquet, conference, meeting or social event.  No sale may be 
made during any elementary, high school or college athletic 
event held in the auditorium.  All provisions of law, charter or 
ordinance governing the sale and serving of intoxicating liquor 
consistent with this section shall govern the license. 
    Subd. 2.  [LOCAL APPROVAL.] This section is effective the 
day after approval by the Red Wing city council and compliance 
with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021. 
    Sec. 4.  [LOCAL APPROVAL.] 
    Section 1 is effective on approval by the St. Cloud city 
council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021. 
    Section 2 is effective on approval by county board of 
Douglas county and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
645.021. 
    Approved April 18, 1988