Bill Text: MN HF327 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Microdistilleries authorized.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-14 - Author added Loeffler [HF327 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF327-Introduced.html
1.2relating to liquor; authorizing microdistilleries;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.32010, sections 340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.301, subdivisions 4, 6.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.101, is amended by adding a
1.6subdivision to read:
1.7 Subd. 16a. Microdistillery. "Microdistillery" is a distillery operated within the state
1.8producing premium, distilled spirits aged for a period of not less than four years in total
1.9quantity not to exceed 40,000 gallons in a calendar year.
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.301, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 4. Bond. The commissioner may not issue a license under this section to a
1.12person who has not filed a bond with corporate surety, or cash, or United States government
1.13bonds payable to the state. The proof of financial responsibility must be approved by the
1.14commissioner before the license is issued. The bond must be conditioned on the licensee
1.15obeying all laws governing the business and paying when due all taxes, fees, penalties and
1.16other charges, and must provide that it is forfeited to the state on a violation of law. This
1.17subdivision does not apply to a Minnesota farm winery, licensed under section340A.315 ,
1.18that is in existence as of January 1, 2010. Bonds must be in the following amounts:
2.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.6 Subd. 6. Fees. The annual fees for licenses under this section are as follows:
2.42If a business licensed under this section is destroyed, or damaged to the extent that
2.43it cannot be carried on, or if it ceases because of the death or illness of the licensee, the
2.44commissioner may refund the license fee for the balance of the license period to the
2.45licensee or to the licensee's estate.
1.32010, sections 340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.301, subdivisions 4, 6.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.101, is amended by adding a
1.6subdivision to read:
1.7 Subd. 16a. Microdistillery. "Microdistillery" is a distillery operated within the state
1.8producing premium, distilled spirits aged for a period of not less than four years in total
1.9quantity not to exceed 40,000 gallons in a calendar year.
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.301, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 4. Bond. The commissioner may not issue a license under this section to a
1.12person who has not filed a bond with corporate surety, or cash, or United States government
1.13bonds payable to the state. The proof of financial responsibility must be approved by the
1.14commissioner before the license is issued. The bond must be conditioned on the licensee
1.15obeying all laws governing the business and paying when due all taxes, fees, penalties and
1.16other charges, and must provide that it is forfeited to the state on a violation of law. This
1.17subdivision does not apply to a Minnesota farm winery, licensed under section
1.18that is in existence as of January 1, 2010. Bonds must be in the following amounts:
2.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.6 Subd. 6. Fees. The annual fees for licenses under this section are as follows:
2.42If a business licensed under this section is destroyed, or damaged to the extent that
2.43it cannot be carried on, or if it ceases because of the death or illness of the licensee, the
2.44commissioner may refund the license fee for the balance of the license period to the
2.45licensee or to the licensee's estate.