1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; creating an additional production license for microdistilleries;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.101, subdivision 17a; 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 340A.22, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.101, subdivision 17a, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 17a.Microdistillery. "Microdistillery" is a distillery operated within the state 
1.9 	producing premium, distilled spirits in total quantity not to exceed 40,000 proof gallons in 
1.10 	a calendar year, for a standard license, and not more than 50,000 gallons per year, with an 
1.11 	extended production license under section 340A.22, subdivision 5.

1.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 340A.22, is amended by adding a 
1.13 	subdivision to read:
1.14 		Subd. 5.Additional production license. A microdistillery may purchase an 
1.15 	additional production license, for a fee not to exceed $50, which shall allow production 
1.16 	in excess of 40,000 proof gallons, but not more than 50,000 proof gallons in a calendar 
1.17 	year, provided that these additional production amounts must not be sold during the year 
1.18 	of production.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, 
1.20 	and additional production limits allowed under this section shall be allowed retroactively 
1.21 	with the purchase of an additional production license for each of those prior years.