Subd. 1. Licenses. No person, except wholesalers and manufacturers to the extent authorized by law, shall deal in or dispose of by gift, sale, or otherwise, or keep or offer for sale, any 3.2% malt liquor within the city without first having received a license as provided in this section. Licenses shall be of the following kinds:
1. Regular on-sale;
2. Temporary on-sale;
3. Off-sale;
4. Brewpubs;
5. Brewpub off-sale;
6. Taproom; and
7. Small brewer off-sale.
Subd. 2. Regular On-Sale. Regular on-sale licenses shall be granted only to bona fide clubs, liquor stores, exclusive on-sale liquor stores, and restaurants and hotels where food is prepared and served for consumption on the premises. On-sale licenses shall permit the sale of 3.2% malt liquor for consumption on the premises only.
Subd. 3. Temporary On-Sale. Temporary on-sale licenses shall be granted only to bona fide clubs and charitable, religious, and non-profit organizations for the sale of 3.2% malt liquor for consumption on the premises only.
Subd. 4. Off-Sale. Off-sale licenses shall permit the sale of 3.2% malt liquor at retail, in the original container or package for consumption off the premises only.
Subd. 5. Brewpub License. Brewpub licenses shall be granted only to a brewery licensed under M.S. § 340A.24, 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.
Subd. 6. Brewpub Off-Sale 3.2% Malt Liquor License. A brewpub off-sale 3.2% malt liquor license may be issued, with the approval of the Commissioner, to a brewer holding a brewpub license. A brewpub off-sale 3.2% malt liquor license authorizes off-sale of malt liquor pursuant to the conditions imposed by M.S. §§ 340A.24 and 340A.285, as they may be amended from time to time.
Subd. 7. Taproom License. Taproom licenses shall be granted only to a brewery licensed under M.S. § 340A.26, as it may be amended from time to time, for on-sale of 3.2% malt liquor produced by the brewer for consumption on the premises of or adjacent to one brewery location owned by the brewer.
Subd. 8. Small Brewer Off-Sale License. A small brewer off-sale license, with the approval of the Commissioner, may be issued to a brewer holding a taproom license. A small brewer off-sale license authorizes off-sale of malt liquor pursuant to the conditions imposed by M.S. §§ 340A.28 and 340A.285, as they may be amended from time to time.
1. The holder of an off-sale small brewer license and a Sunday on-sale taproom license is allowed to sell growlers and 750 ml bottles, produced and packaged by the brewer, on Sundays, pursuant to M.S. § 340A.28 and 340A.285, as they may be amended from time to time. The permitted hours of Sunday off-sale shall be 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
2. Brewer off-sale malt liquor licenses may also be issued, with approval of the Commissioner, to a holder of a brewer’s license under M.S. § 340A.28 and 340A.285, as they may be amended from time to time, and meeting the criteria established by M.S. § 340A.29, as it may be amended from time to time. The amount of malt liquor sold at off-sale under this license may not exceed 128 ounces per customer per day. Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores in the jurisdiction in which the brewer is located, and the malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores. Packaging of malt liquor for off-sale under this license must comply with the provisions of Minn. Rules parts 7515.1080 to 7515.1120, as they may be amended from time to time.