The Council of a city that does not have a municipal liquor store is authorized to issue the following licenses and permits, up to the number specified in § 111.20 of this chapter:
(A) 3.2% malt liquor on-sale licenses, which may be issued only to golf courses, 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 non-profit organization;
(D) Off-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, which may be issued only to exclusive liquor stores or drug stores that have an off-sale license which was first issued on or before 5-1-1994. The fee for an off-sale intoxicating liquor license established by the Council under § 111.23 of this chapter shall not exceed $240 or a greater amount which may be permitted by M.S. § 340A.408, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time;
(E) 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; theaters; clubs or congressionally chartered veterans organizations; theaters; and exclusive liquor stores. Club licenses may be issued only with the approval of the city. The fee for club licenses established by the Council under § 111.23 of this chapter shall not exceed the amounts provided for in M.S. § 340A.408, subd. 2(b), 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. 4(b), 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. 4(a), 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;
(F) 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, as defined in § 111.03 of this chapter, 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, which shall be established by the Council under the provisions of § 111.23 of this chapter, shall not exceed $200, or the maximum amount provided by M.S. § 340A.504, subd. 3(c), as it may be amended from time to time;
(G) Combination on-sale/off-sale intoxicating liquor licenses if the city has a population less than 10,000;
(H) Temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, with the approval of the city, which may be issued only in connection with a social event sponsored by a club, charitable, religious or other non- profit 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;
(I) On-sale wine licenses, with the approval of the city to: theaters; 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 which meet the definition of restaurant in § 111.03 of this chapter; to licensed bed and breakfast facilities which meet the criteria in M.S. § 340A.401, as it may be amended from time to time, and to theaters that meet the criteria of M.S. § 340A.404(b), 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 § 111.23 of this chapter 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;
(J) One-day consumption and display permits with the approval of the city to a non-profit organization in conjunction with a social activity in the city sponsored by the organization;
(K) Approval of the issuance of a consumption and display permit by the city. 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 § 111.23 of this chapter shall not exceed $300, or the maximum amount permitted by M.S. § 340A.414, subd. 6, as it may be amended from time to time. Consumption and display permits shall expire on March 31 of each year;
(L) Culinary class limited on-sale licenses may be issued to a business establishment not otherwise eligible for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license that, as part of its business, conducts culinary or cooking classes for which payment is made by each participant or advance reservation required. The license authorizes the licensee to furnish to each participant in each class, at no additional cost to the participant, up to a maximum of six ounces of wine or 12 ounces of intoxicating malt liquor, during and as part of the class, for consumption on the licensed premises only;
(M) Temporary off-sale wine licenses, with the approval of the Commission of Public Safety, may be issued for the off-sale of wine at an auction. A license issued under this division (M) authorizes the sale of only vintage wine of a brand and vintage that is not commonly being offered for sale by any wholesaler in the state. The license may authorize the off-sale of wine for not more than three consecutive days; provided, not more than 600 cases of wine are sold at any auction. The licenses are subject to the terms, including license fee, imposed by § 111.23 of this chapter;
(N) Brew pub on-sale intoxicating liquor or on-sale 3.2% malt liquor licenses, with the approval of the city, may be issued to brewers who operate a restaurant in their place of manufacture and who meet the criteria established at M.S. § 340A.301, subd. 6(d) and 8(b), as it may be amended from time to time. Sales under this license at on-sale may not exceed 3,500 barrels per year, if a brew pub licensed under this division (N) possesses a license for off-sale under division (O) below, the brew pub’s total combined retail sales at on-sale or off-sale may not exceed 3,500 barrels per year; provided that, off-sales may not total more than 500 barrels. Before obtaining a license, all brew pubs must get approval for their waste management plan from the Utility Commission and the operator must supply the city with annual production reports;
(O) Brewer off-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, with the approval of the city, may be issued to a
brewer that is a licensee under division (N) above or that produces fewer than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a year and otherwise meets the criteria established at M.S. § 340A.301, subd. 6(d) and 8(b), as it may be amended from time to time. Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores in the city. Malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores. All malt liquor sold under this license shall be packaged in the manner required by M.S. § 340A.301, subd. 8, as it may be amended from time to time. Sales under this license may not exceed 500 barrels per year. If a brewer licensed under this section possesses a license under division (N) above, the brewer’s total retail sales at on-sale or off-sale may not exceed 3,500 barrels per year; provided that, off-sales may not total more than 500 barrels. Before obtaining a license, all brewers must get approval for their waste management plan from the Utility Commission and the operator must supply the city with annual production reports; and
(P) Brewer temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses may be issued, with the approval of the city, to brewers who manufacture fewer than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a year for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor in connection with a social event within the city sponsored by the brewer. Before obtaining a license, all brewers must get approval for their waste management plan from the Utility Commission and the operator must supply the city with annual production reports.
(Prior Code, § 1010.08)