1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; authorizing municipalities to issue strong beer and wine licenses 
1.3 	to owners of town ball baseball teams;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 
1.4 	340A.404, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 340A.404, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Cities. (a) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the 
1.8 	following establishments located within its jurisdiction:
1.9 	(1) hotels;
1.10 	(2) restaurants;
1.11 	(3) bowling centers;
1.12 	(4) clubs or congressionally chartered veterans organizations with the approval of the 
1.13 	commissioner, provided that the organization has been in existence for at least three years 
1.14 	and liquor sales will only be to members and bona fide guests, except that a club may permit 
1.15 	the general public to participate in a wine tasting conducted at the club under section 
1.16 	340A.419;
1.17 	(5) sports facilities, restaurants, clubs, or bars located on land owned or leased by the 
1.18 	Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority;
1.19 	(6) sports facilities located on land owned by the Metropolitan Sports Commission; and
1.20 	(7) exclusive liquor stores.
2.1 	(b) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license, or 
2.2 	an on-sale malt liquor license to a theater within the city, notwithstanding any law, local 
2.3 	ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on 
2.4 	all days of the week to persons attending events at the theater.
2.5 	(c) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license, or 
2.6 	an on-sale malt liquor license to a convention center within the city, notwithstanding any 
2.7 	law, local ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes 
2.8 	sales on all days of the week to persons attending events at the convention center. This 
2.9 	paragraph does not apply to convention centers located in the seven-county metropolitan 
2.10 	area.
2.11 	(d) A ~~city~~ municipality may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale malt liquor 
2.12 	license to a person who is the owner of a summer collegiate league baseball team, or baseball 
2.13 	team competing in a league established by the Minnesota Baseball Association, or to a 
2.14 	person holding a concessions or management contract with the owner, for beverage sales 
2.15 	at a ballpark or stadium located within the ~~city~~ municipality for the purposes of summer 
2.16 	collegiate league baseball games, town ball games, and any other events at the ballpark or 
2.17 	stadium, notwithstanding any law, local ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued 
2.18 	under this paragraph authorizes sales on all days of the week to persons attending baseball 
2.19 	games and any other events at the ballpark or stadium.

2.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.