1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to alcohol; creating licensure for wine educators;proposing coding for 
1.3 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [340A.4042] WINE EDUCATOR; ON-SALE LICENSE.
1.6 	The Department of Public Safety may issue an on-sale license at an annual cost of 
1.7 	no more than $50 per license to a wine educator, under the following conditions:
1.8 	(1) the license may be used to serve wine for educational purposes in any part of the 
1.9 	state, unless a political subdivision adopts an ordnance prohibiting wine education;
1.10 	(2) wine educators may conduct classes and dispense wine for tasting purposes, in 
1.11 	an amount not to exceed five ounces per hour per person, for a maximum of three hours to 
1.12 	any one class in one day;
1.13 	(3) all events conducted pursuant to this license must be conducted through advance 
1.14 	registration, and no walk-in access to the general public is permitted; and
1.15 	(4) licensees must possess certification that is satisfactory to the Department of 
1.16 	Public Safety, including, but not limited to, a certified specialist of wine or certified 
1.17 	wine educator status as conferred by the Society of Wine Educators, a Wine and Spirits 
1.18 	Education Trust Diploma, status as a certified sommelier, or the completion of a wine 
1.19 	industry program at a technical college or culinary school.