Subd. 1. General Requirement. No person, except a wholesaler or manufacturer to the extent authorized under state license, shall directly or indirectly deal in, sell, or keep for sale in the city any intoxicating liquor without a license to do so as provided in this section. Liquor licenses shall be of four kinds: “on-sale,” “on-sale wine,” club licenses, and special Sunday liquor licenses.
Subd. 2. On-Sale Intoxicating Licenses. “On-sale” licenses shall be issued only to hotels, clubs, and restaurants and shall permit the sale of liquor only for consumption on the licensed premises. “Restaurant” means any building, structure, or area used as, maintained as, advertised as, or held out to the public for food and beverage service, whether the establishment serves alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, which operates from a location for more than 21 days annually.
Subd. 3. On-Sale Wine Licenses. “On-sale wine” licenses shall be issued only to restaurants meeting the qualifications of M.S. § 340A.404, subd. 5, as it may be amended from time to time, and shall permit only the sale of wine not exceeding 14% alcohol by volume, for consumption on licensed premises only, in conjunction with the sale of food. The holder of an on-sale wine license who is also the holder of an on-sale 3.2% malt liquor license, whose gross receipts are at least 60% attributable to the sale of food, may sell intoxicating malt liquor without an additional on-sale intoxicating liquor license meeting the qualifications of M.S. § 340A.404, subd. 5, clause b, as it may be amended from time to time.
Subd. 4. Special Club Licenses. Special club licenses shall be issued only to incorporated clubs which have been in existence for 15 years or more or to congressionally chartered veterans’ organizations which have been in existence for ten years and shall permit the sale of intoxicating liquor only to members and bonafide guests for consumption on the licensed premises only.
Subd. 5. Special Sunday Liquor License. Special license for Sunday sales shall be issued only to establishments holding an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, a wine license, or a brewpub license as provided by Subd. 2, 3, and 6. The Sunday license shall be effective only if food is served in conjunction with the service of alcoholic beverages and the establishment provides for seating for a minimum of 30 guests. The permitted hours of sale shall be 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. A special license authorizing sales on Sunday may be issued to a license holder of an on-sale brewer taproom license for the operation of a taproom on Sundays in compliance with state law. The permitted hours of Sunday on-sale shall be 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Subd. 6. Brewpub License. Brewpub licenses shall be granted only to a brewery licensed under M.S. § 340A.301, subd. 6, clause (d), as it may be amended from time to time. A brewpub license authorizes on-sale of intoxicating liquor or 3.2% malt liquor for a restaurant operated in the place of manufacture.
(Ord. 2013-04, passed 12-11-2013)