2007 Minnesota Statutes

340A.7035 CONSUMER IMPORTATION; ILLEGAL ACTS.
A person who enters Minnesota from another state and who imports or possesses alcoholic
beverages in excess of the tax-exempt quantities provided for in section 297G.07, subdivision 2,
paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who enters Minnesota from a
foreign country who imports or possesses alcoholic beverages on which the excise tax imposed
by chapter 297G has not been paid, other than the tax-exempt quantities provided for in section
297G.07, subdivision 2, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), is guilty of a misdemeanor. A peace officer,
the commissioner of public safety, and employees designated by the commissioner of public
safety may seize alcoholic beverages imported or possessed in violation of this section. This
section does not apply to the consignments of alcoholic beverages shipped into this state by
holders of Minnesota import licenses or Minnesota manufacturers and wholesalers when licensed
by the commissioner of public safety or to common carriers with licenses to sell alcoholic
beverages in more than one state when licensed by the commissioner of public safety to sell
alcoholic beverages in this state.
History: 1995 c 264 art 14 s 17; 1997 c 179 art 2 s 6