1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; creating a wine sampling license that authorizes a farm winery 
1.3 	to provide samples and conduct tastings of wine at a farmer's market;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.315, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.315, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 12.Wine sampling license. (a) A municipality may issue a wine sampling license 
1.9 	to the holder of a farm winery license. A wine sampling license authorizes a farm winery 
1.10 	to provide free samples of wines produced by that farm winery at a farmer's market during 
1.11 	the hours authorized for on-sale of liquor in the jurisdiction where the farmer's market is 
1.12 	located. Wine may only be provided and consumed on the premises described in the license. 
1.13 	A municipality may issue a wine sampling license notwithstanding any local ordinance or 
1.14 	charter provision to the contrary. A sample may not exceed 50 milliliters, and only one 
1.15 	sample per variety per customer per day may be provided. The duration of a license issued 
1.16 	under this paragraph is one year, and the cost is $25. A farm winery may hold more than 
1.17 	one wine sampling license issued under this subdivision.
1.18 	(b) A wine sampling license also authorizes a farm winery to conduct a tasting of wines 
1.19 	produced by that farm winery at a farmer's market, during the hours authorized for on-sale 
1.20 	of liquor in the jurisdiction where the farmer's market is located. Wine may only be provided 
1.21 	and consumed on the premises described in the license. A farm winery that conducts a 
1.22 	tasting under this subdivision must use any fees collected from participants in the tasting 
1.23 	only to defray the costs of conducting the tasting. The premises on which a tasting is 
1.24 	conducted must be insured as required by section 340A.409, subdivision 1.
2.1 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision authorizes a farm winery to sell wine at off-sale at a 
2.2 	premises other than the premises allowed for off-sales under this section.
2.3 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "farmer's market" has the meaning given in section 
2.4 	28A.151, and "tasting" has the meaning given in section 340A.419.