1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; authorizing commissioner of public safety to issue a license 
1.3 	for wine festivals;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.404, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.404, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5a.Wine festival. The commissioner may issue a temporary license to 
1.9 	an association of owners and operators of wineries located within the state sponsoring 
1.10 	an annual festival to showcase Minnesota-produced wines. The license issued under 
1.11 	this subdivision authorizes the sale of table, sparkling, or fortified wines produced by 
1.12 	Minnesota wineries at on-sale by the glass, or off-sale by the bottle, and the dispensing of 
1.13 	free samples of the wines offered for sale within designated premises of the festival. A 
1.14 	license issued under this subdivision is subject to all laws and ordinances governing the 
1.15 	sale, possession, and consumption of table, sparkling, or fortified wines.