1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to alcohol; creating a new category of on-sale license;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.404, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.404, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Cities. (a) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to 
1.8 	the 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 
1.13 	the commissioner, provided that the organization has been in existence for at least three 
1.14 	years and liquor sales will only be to members and bona fide guests, except that a club 
1.15 	may permit the general public to participate in a wine tasting conducted at the club under 
1.16 	section 340A.419;
1.17 	(5) sports facilities, restaurants, clubs, or bars located on land owned or leased by 
1.18 	the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority;
1.19 	(6) sports facilities located on land owned by the Metropolitan Sports Commission; 
1.20 	and
1.21 	(7) exclusive liquor stores.
1.22 	(b) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license, 
1.23 	or an on-sale malt liquor license to a theater within the city, notwithstanding any law, local 
2.1 	ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on 
2.2 	all days of the week to persons attending events at the theater.
2.3 	(c) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, an on-sale wine license, 
2.4 	or an on-sale malt liquor license to a convention center within the city, notwithstanding 
2.5 	any law, local ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph 
2.6 	authorizes sales on all days of the week to persons attending events at the convention 
2.7 	center. This paragraph does not apply to convention centers located in the seven-county 
2.8 	metropolitan area.
2.9 	(d) A city may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale malt liquor license to 
2.10 	a person who is the owner of a summer collegiate league baseball team, or to a person 
2.11 	holding a concessions or management contract with the owner, for beverage sales at a 
2.12 	ballpark or stadium located within the city for the purposes of summer collegiate league 
2.13 	baseball games at the ballpark or stadium, notwithstanding any law, local ordinance, or 
2.14 	charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on all days of the 
2.15 	week to persons attending baseball games at the ballpark or stadium.
2.16 	(e) A city may issue an on-sale wine license and an on-sale malt liquor license to 
2.17 	a person who is the operator of a business not related to the service of alcohol, for the 
2.18 	purpose of serving wine or malt liquor as an amenity that is complimentary to the person's 
2.19 	business, notwithstanding any law, local ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued 
2.20 	under this paragraph authorizes sales on all days of the week to persons engaged in the 
2.21 	primary business activity.

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