2nd Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/30/2012 08:44am
A bill for an act
relating to liquor; authorizing purchase in special circumstances; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.401.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.401, is amended to read:
Except as provided in this chapter, no person may directly or indirectly, on any
pretense or by any device, sell, barter, keep for sale, charge for possession, or otherwise
dispose of alcoholic beverages as part of a commercial transaction without having
obtained the required license or permit. Rental of or permission to use a public facility is
not a commercial transaction for the purposes of this chapternew text begin . In the event that an on-sale
or off-sale license has been issued and the state is unable to issue a permit, the license shall
be deemed sufficient to allow purchase until the state is able to issue the necessary permitnew text end .