The Council of a city that has a municipal liquor store is authorized to issue the following licenses and permits.
(A) 3.2% malt liquor on-sale licenses, which may be issued only to restaurants, hotels, clubs, bowling centers, and establishments used exclusively for the sale of 3.2% malt liquor with the incidental sale of tobacco and soft drinks.
(B) 3.2%malt liquor off-sale license.
(C) Temporary 3.2% malt liquor licenses which may be issued only to a club, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization.
(D) On-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, which may be issued to the following establishments as defined by M.S. §340A.101, as it may be amended from time to time, and this chapter: hotels, restaurants, bowling centers, clubs or congressionally chartered veterans organizations. Club licenses may be issued only with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety. The fee for club licenses established by the Council under § 110.23 shall not exceed the amounts provided for in M.S. §340A.408, Subd. 2b, as it may be amended from time to time. The Council may in its sound discretion authorize a retail on-sale licensee to dispense intoxicating liquor off the licensed premises at a community festival held within the city under the provisions of M.S. §340A.404, Subd. 4b, as it may be amended from time to time. The Council may in its sound discretion authorize a retail on-sale licensee to dispense intoxicating liquor off the licensed premises at any convention, banquet, conference, meeting, or social affair conducted on the premises of a sports, convention, or cultural facility owned by the city, under the provisions of M.S. §340A.404, Subd. 4a, as it may be amended from time to time; however, the licensee is prohibited from dispensing intoxicating liquor to any person attending or participating in an amateur athletic event being held on the premises.
(E) Sunday on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, only after authorization to do so by voter approval at a general or special election as provided by M.S. §340A.504, Subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time. Sunday on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses may be issued only to a restaurant, club, bowling center, or hotel which has a seating capacity of at least 30 persons, which holds an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, and which serves liquor only in conjunction with the service of food. The maximum fee for this license shall be established by the Council under the provisions of § 110.23 or the maximum amount provided by M.S. §340A.504, Subd. 3c, as it may be amended from time to time.
(F) Temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, which may be issued only in connection with a social event sponsored by a club, charitable, religious, or other nonprofit corporation that has existed for at least three years. No license shall be for longer than four consecutive days, and the city shall issue no more than 12 days worth of temporary licenses to any one organization in one calendar year.
(G) On-sale wine licenses, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, to restaurants that have facilities for seating at least 25 guests at one time and meet the criteria of M.S. §340A.404, Subd. 5, as it may be amended from time to time; and to licensed bed and breakfast facilities which meet the criteria in M.S. §340A.401, Subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time. The fee for an on-sale wine license established by the Council under the provisions of § 110.23 shall not exceed one-half of the license fee charged for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license. The holder of an on-sale wine license who also holds an on-sale 3.2% malt liquor license is authorized to sell malt liquor with a content over 3.2% (strong beer) without an additional license.
(H) One day consumption and display permits with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety to a nonprofit organization in conjunction with a social activity in the city sponsored by the organization.
(I) Approval of the issuance of a consumption and display permit by the Commissioner of Public Safety. The maximum amount of the additional fee which may be imposed by the Council on a person who has been issued a consumption and display permit under the provisions of § 110.23 shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by M.S. §340A.14, Subd. 6, as it may be amended from time to time. Consumption and display permits shall expire on March 31 of each year.
(J) Brewer off-sale malt liquor licenses, which may be issued under M.S. § 340A.301, Subd. 6(c), (i), or (j), with the approval of the Commissioner, to sell at its licensed premises malt liquor that has been produced and packaged by the brewer in compliance with state law. The amount of malt liquor sold at off-sale may not exceed 750 barrels annually. Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale licensees, and the malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the off-sale closing time, except that malt liquor in growlers only may be sold at off-sale on Sundays.
(Am. Ord. passed 4-11-2018; Am. Ord. 874, passed 5-14-2020)