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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 340A.101 DEFINITIONS.
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340A.101 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For purposes of this chapter the following terms have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Alcoholic beverage. "Alcoholic beverage" is any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume. § Subd. 3.Affiliate or su…
Minn. Stat. § 340A.201 LIQUOR CONTROL AUTHORITY.
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340A.201 LIQUOR CONTROL AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.1976 successor. The commissioner of public safety is the successor to the commissioner of liquor control with respect to the powers and duties vested in the latter as of February 6, 1976, except for those powers and duties transf…
Minn. Stat. § 340A.22 MICRODISTILLERIES; DISTILLED SPIRIT MANUFACTURERS.
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340A.22 MICRODISTILLERIES; DISTILLED SPIRIT MANUFACTURERS. § Subdivision 1.Activities. (a) A microdistillery licensed under this chapter may provide on its premises samples of distilled spirits manufactured on its premises, in an amount not to exceed 15 milliliters per variety pe…
Minn. Stat. § 340A.24 BREW PUBS.
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340A.24 BREW PUBS. § Subdivision 1.On-sale license. A brew pub may be issued an on-sale intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor license by a municipality for a restaurant operated in the place of manufacture. § Subd. 2.Off-sale license. Notwithstanding section 340A.405, a …

Minn. Stat. § 340A.26 BREWER TAPROOMS.

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340A.26 BREWER TAPROOMS. § Subdivision 1.Brewer taproom license. (a) A municipality, including a city with a municipal liquor store, may issue the holder of a brewer's license under section 340A.301, subdivision 6, clause (c), (i), or (j), a brewer taproom license. A brewer tapro…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.28 SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE.

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340A.28 SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE. § Subdivision 1.License; limitations. A brewer licensed under section 340A.301, subdivision 6, clause (c), (i), or (j), may be issued a license by a municipality for off-sale of malt liquor at its licensed premises that has been produced and package…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.285 GROWLERS.

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340A.285 GROWLERS. (a) Malt liquor authorized for off-sale pursuant to section 340A.24 or 340A.28 shall be packaged in 64-ounce containers commonly known as "growlers" or in 750 milliliter bottles. The containers or bottles shall bear a twist-type closure, cork, stopper, or plug.…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.29 OFF-SALE PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SMALL BREWERS.

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340A.29 OFF-SALE PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SMALL BREWERS. § Subdivision 1.Certain off-sale authorized. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in addition to the off-sale of malt liquor allowed under section 340A.28, a brewer licensed under section 340A.301, subdivi…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.301 MANUFACTURERS, BREWERS, AND WHOLESALERS LICENSES.

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340A.301 MANUFACTURERS, BREWERS, AND WHOLESALERS LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Licenses required. No person may directly or indirectly manufacture or sell at wholesale intoxicating liquor, or 3.2 percent malt liquor without obtaining an appropriate license from the commissioner, exce…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.302 IMPORTERS.

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340A.302 IMPORTERS. § Subdivision 1.Licenses required. Except as provided in sections 297G.07, subdivision 2, and 340A.301, subdivision 1, no retailer or other person may ship or cause to be shipped alcoholic beverages or ethyl alcohol for personal use or to a licensed manufactur…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.3021 IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS.

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340A.3021 IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Delivery to wholesaler only. (a) No person may consign, ship, or deliver alcoholic beverages to any place in Minnesota except to a licensed wholesaler's warehouse, if the alcoholic beverages: (1) were manufactured outside Minnes…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.303 TRANSFERS.

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340A.303 TRANSFERS. A license under section 340A.301 or 340A.302 may be transferred only with the commissioner's consent. When a licensee is a corporation a change in ownership of more than ten percent of its stock must be reported to the commissioner within ten days of the chang…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.304 LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION.

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340A.304 LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION. The commissioner shall revoke, or suspend for up to 60 days, a license issued under section 340A.301 or 340A.302, or impose a fine of up to $2,000 for each violation, on a finding that the licensee has violated a state law or rule of th…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.305 WAREHOUSING.

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340A.305 WAREHOUSING. § Subdivision 1.Facilities. All licensed wholesalers must own or lease warehouse space within the state and must have adequate delivery facilities to perform the function of a wholesaler. § Subd. 2.Unloading. Except as provided in this chapter alcoholic beve…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.3055 MANUFACTURER'S WAREHOUSE PERMIT.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.306 FRAUDULENT SHIPMENTS.

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340A.306 FRAUDULENT SHIPMENTS. (a) It is unlawful for: (1) any person to knowingly deliver or cause to be delivered to a common carrier alcoholic beverages under a false title, name, brand, or trademark; or (2) any person, or a common carrier, or an agent of either to knowingly r…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.307 UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION.

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340A.307 UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION. § Subdivision 1.Nondiscriminatory sales. All licensed importers and manufacturers must offer for sale on an equal basis to all licensed wholesalers and manufacturers all intoxicating liquor brought into or produced in the state of Minnesota. § Su…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.308 PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.

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340A.308 PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 340A.301, no brewer or malt liquor wholesaler may directly or indirectly, or through an affiliate or subsidiary company, or through an officer, director, stockholder, or partner: (1) give, or lend money…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.309 EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS.

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340A.309 EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS. A manufacturer, brewer, or wholesaler may not directly or indirectly make an agreement with a retailer which binds the retailer to purchase the products of one manufacturer or brewer to the exclusion of the products of other manufacturers and brewers…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.310 SALES BY WHOLESALERS.

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340A.310 SALES BY WHOLESALERS. A wholesaler may sell intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor only to municipal liquor stores, government instrumentalities, or holders of alcoholic beverage licenses issued under this chapter. History: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 10; 1987 c 152 art 1…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.311 BRAND REGISTRATION.

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340A.311 BRAND REGISTRATION. (a) A brand of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor may not be manufactured, imported into, or sold in the state unless the brand label has been registered with and approved by the commissioner. A brand registration must be renewed every thr…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.312 JOINT PURCHASES; VOLUME PRICES.

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340A.312 JOINT PURCHASES; VOLUME PRICES. § Subdivision 1.Joint purchases. The joint purchase by two or more licensed retailers of up to 300, 1.75 liter or smaller, bottles of distilled spirits or wine for resale to the public is lawful. § Subd. 2.Volume prices. A variable volume …

Minn. Stat. § 340A.314 SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICES.

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340A.314 SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICES. No wholesaler or other person may communicate in any manner to an off-sale licensee a suggested retail price for the sale of intoxicating liquor. History: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 14; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 340A.315 FARM WINERY LICENSE.

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340A.315 FARM WINERY LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.Licenses. The commissioner may issue a farm winery license to the owner or operator of a farm winery located within the state and producing table, sparkling, or fortified wines. Licenses may be issued and renewed for an annual fee of …

Minn. Stat. § 340A.316 SACRAMENTAL WINE.

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340A.316 SACRAMENTAL WINE. The commissioner may issue a license to a bona fide religious book or supply store for the importation and sale of wine exclusively for sacramental purposes. The holder of a sacramental wine license may sell wine intended by the manufacturer or the whol…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.317 LICENSING OF BROKERS.

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340A.317 LICENSING OF BROKERS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. "Broker" means a person who represents a distillery, winery, or importer, and is not an employee of the distillery, winery, or importer. § Subd. 2.License required. All brokers and their employees must obtain a license fr…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.318 CREDIT EXTENSIONS RESTRICTED.

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340A.318 CREDIT EXTENSIONS RESTRICTED. § Subdivision 1.Restriction. Except as provided in this section, no retail licensee may accept or receive credit, other than merchandising credit in the ordinary course of business for a period not to exceed 30 days, from a distiller, manufa…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.319 REPORTS BY BREWERS.

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340A.319 REPORTS BY BREWERS. The commissioner may require a brewer that manufactures 25,000 or fewer barrels of malt liquor in any year to report to the commissioner, on a form and at the frequency the commissioner prescribes, on the total amount of malt liquor brewed by the brew…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.33 BREW ON PREMISES STORE.

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340A.33 BREW ON PREMISES STORE. Notwithstanding anything in this chapter, the owner of a brew on premises store shall not be considered a brewer, manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of intoxicating liquor if the owner complies with this section and with Code of Federal Regulati…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.34 WINEMAKING ON PREMISES STORE.

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340A.34 WINEMAKING ON PREMISES STORE. A commercial establishment in which individuals make wine on the premises for personal and family use only and not for resale, using ingredients or materials or both supplied by the establishment, is not required to be licensed under this cha…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.401 LICENSE REQUIRED.

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340A.401 LICENSE REQUIRED. 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 havin…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.4011 BED AND BREAKFAST FACILITIES; WHEN LICENSE NOT REQUIRED.

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340A.4011 BED AND BREAKFAST FACILITIES; WHEN LICENSE NOT REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "bed and breakfast facility" means a place of lodging that: (1) provides not more than eight rooms for rent to no more than 20 guests at a time; (2) is loc…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.402 PERSONS ELIGIBLE.

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340A.402 PERSONS ELIGIBLE. § Subdivision 1.Disqualifiers. No retail license may be issued to: (1) a person under 21 years of age; (2) a person who has had an intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor license revoked within five years of the license application, or to any per…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.4022 RETAIL LICENSE NOT PROHIBITED; LOWER-POTENCY HEMP EDIBLES.

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340A.4022 RETAIL LICENSE NOT PROHIBITED; LOWER-POTENCY HEMP EDIBLES. (a) Nothing in this chapter: (1) prohibits the issuance of a retail license or permit to a person also holding a hemp business license authorizing the manufacture or retail sale of lower-potency hemp edibles; (2…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.403 3.2 PERCENT MALT LIQUOR LICENSES.

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340A.403 3.2 PERCENT MALT LIQUOR LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Issuance by county or city. The governing body of a city or county may issue off-sale or on-sale licenses for the sale of 3.2 percent malt liquor within their respective jurisdictions. § Subd. 2.Temporary licenses. (a) A …

Minn. Stat. § 340A.404 INTOXICATING LIQUOR; ON-SALE LICENSES.

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340A.404 INTOXICATING LIQUOR; ON-SALE LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Cities. (a) A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the following establishments located within its jurisdiction: (1) hotels; (2) restaurants; (3) bowling centers; (4) clubs or congressionally char…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.4041 CULINARY CLASSES; ON-SALE LICENSE.

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340A.4041 CULINARY CLASSES; ON-SALE LICENSE. § Subdivision 1. License authorized. A city or county may issue a limited on-sale intoxicating liquor license to a business establishment: (1) not otherwise eligible for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license; and (2) that, as part of …

Minn. Stat. § 340A.4042 WINE OR MALT LIQUOR EDUCATOR; ON-SALE LICENSE.

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340A.4042 WINE OR MALT LIQUOR EDUCATOR; ON-SALE LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.Wine educator license. The commissioner may issue an on-sale license to a person meeting the requirements specified in sections 340A.402 and 340A.409, at an annual cost of $250 per license to a wine educator…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.405 INTOXICATING LIQUOR; OFF-SALE LICENSES.

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340A.405 INTOXICATING LIQUOR; OFF-SALE LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Cities. (a) A city other than a city of the first class may issue with the approval of the commissioner, an off-sale intoxicating liquor license to an exclusive liquor store, or to a drugstore to which an off-sale l…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.4055 LICENSES IN INDIAN COUNTRY.

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340A.4055 LICENSES IN INDIAN COUNTRY. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, on-sale or off-sale licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor issued by the governing body of an Indian tribe in accordance with United States Code, title 18, section 1161…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.406 INTOXICATING LIQUOR; COMBINATION LICENSES.

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340A.406 INTOXICATING LIQUOR; COMBINATION LICENSES. A city of the fourth class or a statutory city of 10,000 or fewer population may issue an off-sale and on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the same licensee or, in lieu of issuing on-sale and off-sale licenses separately to a…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.407 COMMON CARRIERS.

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340A.407 COMMON CARRIERS. The commissioner may issue an on-sale license to a person certificated by either the state or the United States of America, or an agency thereof, as a common carrier engaged in the business of transporting persons for hire in interstate or intrastate com…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.408 RETAIL LICENSE FEES.

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340A.408 RETAIL LICENSE FEES. § Subdivision 1.3.2 percent malt liquor. (a) The license fee for an on-sale and off-sale 3.2 percent malt liquor license is the fee set by the county or city issuing the license. (b) One-half of the license fee received by a county for a retail licen…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.409 LIABILITY INSURANCE.

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340A.409 LIABILITY INSURANCE. § Subdivision 1.Insurance required. (a) No retail license may be issued, maintained or renewed unless the applicant demonstrates proof of financial responsibility with regard to liability imposed by section 340A.801. The issuing authority must submit…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.410 LICENSE RESTRICTIONS; GENERAL.

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340A.410 LICENSE RESTRICTIONS; GENERAL. § Subdivision 1.Counties; town consent. A county may not issue a retail license to sell any alcoholic beverage within an organized town unless the governing body of the town has consented to the issuance of the license. § Subd. 2.Counties; …

Minn. Stat. § 340A.411 LICENSE RESTRICTIONS; 3.2 PERCENT MALT LIQUOR LICENSES.

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340A.411 LICENSE RESTRICTIONS; 3.2 PERCENT MALT LIQUOR LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.On-sale licenses. On-sale 3.2 percent malt liquor licenses may only be issued to drugstores, restaurants, hotels, clubs, bowling centers, golf courses, and establishments used exclusively for the sal…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.412 LICENSE RESTRICTIONS; INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSES.

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340A.412 LICENSE RESTRICTIONS; INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSES. § Subdivision 1. MS 1988 [Repealed, 1989 c 49 s 8] § Subd. 2.Investigation of on-sale licenses. (a) The city or county having jurisdiction over on-sale licenses to sell intoxicating liquor shall on initial application f…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.413 RESTRICTIONS ON NUMBER OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSES THAT MAY BE ISSUED.

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340A.413 RESTRICTIONS ON NUMBER OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSES THAT MAY BE ISSUED. § Subdivision 1.On-sale licenses. No on-sale intoxicating liquor license may be issued in any city except as provided in this section in excess of the following limits: (1) in cities of the first …

Minn. Stat. § 340A.414 CONSUMPTION AND DISPLAY PERMITS.

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340A.414 CONSUMPTION AND DISPLAY PERMITS. § Subdivision 1.Permit required. No business establishment or club which does not hold an on-sale intoxicating liquor license may directly or indirectly allow the consumption and display of alcoholic beverages or knowingly serve any liqui…

Minn. Stat. § 340A.415 LICENSE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION; CIVIL PENALTY.

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340A.415 LICENSE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION; CIVIL PENALTY. On a finding that the license or permit holder has (1) sold alcoholic beverages to another retail licensee for the purpose of resale, (2) purchased alcoholic beverages from another retail licensee for the purpose of resale…