340A.3055 MANUFACTURER'S WAREHOUSE PERMIT.
Subdivision 1.
Permit required. No brewer, malt liquor manufacturer, or intoxicating
liquor manufacturer may import alcoholic beverages to a central warehouse, central distribution
center, or holding area in Minnesota that the brewer or manufacturer owns or leases unless the
brewer or manufacturer has obtained from the commissioner a manufacturer's warehouse permit
for the facility. A manufacturer's warehouse permit allows a brewer or manufacturer to import
alcoholic beverages for storage at the facility for which the permit is issued. No person other than
a licensed wholesaler, or a motor carrier of property as defined in section
221.011, subdivision
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, or a common carrier as defined in section
218.011, subdivision 10, acting on behalf of a
brewer, malt liquor manufacturer, intoxicating liquor manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler, may
accept delivery from or pick up alcoholic beverages from the facility. A licensed wholesaler may
distribute alcoholic beverages only from the wholesaler's warehouse.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility. A permit under this section may be issued only to a brewer, malt liquor
manufacturer, or intoxicating liquor manufacturer:
(1) whose manufacturing facility or facilities are located outside Minnesota; and
(2) who holds a valid importer's license under section
340A.302.
Subd. 3.
Fee. The annual fee for a permit under this section is $1,000.
Subd. 4.
Restriction on sale and deliveries. A holder of a permit under this section may sell
alcoholic beverages stored in a facility to which a permit has been issued under this section only to:
(1) a wholesaler licensed under this chapter;
(2) a wholesaler licensed in another state; or
(3) an out-of-state or out-of-country entity that sells alcoholic beverages at wholesale or retail.
Subd. 5.
Reports. A holder of a permit under this section must report monthly to the
commissioner of revenue, in a form and at a time the commissioner prescribes:
(1) all alcoholic beverages imported into Minnesota and delivered to the permit holder's
facility; and
(2) all sales of alcoholic beverages made from the facility.
Reports to the commissioner of revenue under this subdivision shall remain confidential unless a
manufacturer authorizes the release of a report.
History: 1997 c 129 art 1 s 2