2023 Minnesota Statutes

340A.909 SALE OF MINNESOTA BEER AT PUBLIC FACILITIES.

Subdivision 1.Minnesota-produced beer; required availability.

At any permanent or temporary building or structure owned or operated by the state, a political subdivision, or an instrumentality thereof, where beer is sold for on-premise consumption, the entity owning or operating the building or structure must insure that a Minnesota-produced beer is available for purchase at each station where beer is sold. This section applies to all such permanent or temporary buildings or structures without regard to whether sales of beer are made by the owning or operating government entity or employees thereof or by a person holding a lease or concession contract with the government entity.

Subd. 2.Exceptions.

This section does not apply to:

(1) municipal liquor stores; or

(2) persons holding an event on property owned by a government entity where (a) the event is conducted under a temporary permit from that government entity, and (b) alcoholic beverages are provided to persons attending the event, at no cost to those persons.

History:

1990 c 554 s 17