(A) License authorized. Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the Council may issue a brewer taproom license for the on-sale consumption of malt liquor produced on the licensed premises or adjacent to one brewery location owned by the brewer.
(B) Applicant. The applicant for a license under this section must be a brewer licensed under M.S. §§ 340A.301, subd. 6(c), (i), or (j).
(C) Terms and conditions of license.
(1) No license is valid until approved by the Commissioner.
(2) The on-sale of malt liquor, permitted by this chapter, may only be made during the days and hours that on-sale of liquor may be made by holders of on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses issued pursuant to this chapter.
(3) A brewer may only hold one brewer taproom license under this chapter and may not have an ownership interest in a brewery licensed under M.S. § 340A.301, subd. 6(d).
(4) The only alcoholic beverage that may be sold or consumed on the licensed premises of the holder of a brewer taproom license will be the malt liquor produced by the brewer upon the brewery premises.
(5) All other provisions of this chapter, and all other applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations shall be applicable to licenses issued pursuant to this chapter and the licensees of such licenses, unless inconsistent with the provisions of this section.
(6) Nothing in this chapter precludes the holder of a brewer taproom license from also holding a license to operate a restaurant on the premises of the brewery.
(D) Fees. The annual license fee for a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be as established from time to time by a resolution/fee ordinance amendment of the Council.
(Ord. 442, passed 6-14-18)