Bill Text: MN HF2719 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Minnesota alcohol license requirement exemption provided for out-of-state small craft brewers in limited circumstances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-21 - Author added Davids [HF2719 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2719-Introduced.html
1.2relating to liquor; providing an exemption from Minnesota alcohol license
1.3requirements for out-of-state small craft brewers in limited circumstances;
1.4proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [340A.3022] EXEMPTION; OUT-OF-STATE CRAFT BREWER.
1.7(a) No license or brand registration shall be required under this chapter for an
1.8out-of-state brewer if:
1.9(1) total production of malt liquor by the brewer in the prior calendar year was
1.10less than 5,000 barrels; and
1.11(2) the brewer's malt liquor is only to be sold at retail in this state on one day in any
1.12calendar year in one city by a person who holds an appropriate retail license.
1.13(b) Malt liquor referenced in paragraph (a) need not be sold through a licensed
1.14wholesaler or delivered to a wholesaler as required by section 340A.3021.
1.3requirements for out-of-state small craft brewers in limited circumstances;
1.4proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [340A.3022] EXEMPTION; OUT-OF-STATE CRAFT BREWER.
1.7(a) No license or brand registration shall be required under this chapter for an
1.8out-of-state brewer if:
1.9(1) total production of malt liquor by the brewer in the prior calendar year was
1.10less than 5,000 barrels; and
1.11(2) the brewer's malt liquor is only to be sold at retail in this state on one day in any
1.12calendar year in one city by a person who holds an appropriate retail license.
1.13(b) Malt liquor referenced in paragraph (a) need not be sold through a licensed
1.14wholesaler or delivered to a wholesaler as required by section 340A.3021.
