Bill Text: MN SF219 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Beer educator license establishment
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-04 - Referred to Commerce [SF219 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF219-Introduced.html
1.2relating to alcohol; establishing a beer educator license;amending Minnesota
1.3Statutes 2012, section 340A.4042.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.4042, is amended to read:
1.6340A.4042 WINE OR BEER EDUCATOR; ON-SALE LICENSE.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Wine educator license. The commissioner may issue an on-sale
1.8license to a person meeting the requirements specified in sections340A.402 and
340A.409 ,
1.9at an annual cost of $250 per license to a wine educator and $50 per permit for each
1.10employee of the wine educator that will be pouring wine, under the following conditions:
1.11(1) the license may be used to purchase wine at retail and serve wine for educational
1.12purposes in any part of the state, unless a political subdivision adopts an ordinance
1.13prohibiting wine education;
1.14(2) all events conducted pursuant to this license must be conducted through advance
1.15registration, and no walk-in access to the general public is permitted;
1.16(3) licensees must possess certification that is satisfactory to the commissioner,
1.17including, but not limited to, a certified specialist of wine or certified wine educator status
1.18as conferred by the Society of Wine Educators, a Wine and Spirits Education Trust
1.19Diploma, status as a certified sommelier, or the completion of a wine industry program at
1.20a technical college or culinary school. A wine educator must also complete Training for
1.21Intervention Procedures (TIPS) or other certified alcohol training programs and have a
1.22valid certificate on file with the commissioner;
1.23(4) a license holder shall not sell alcohol for off-premises consumption and no
1.24orders may be taken for future sales;
2.1(5) classes shall not be conducted at retail businesses that do not have a liquor
2.2license during business hours; and
2.3(6) prior to providing a class authorized under this section, the licensee shall notify
2.4the police chief of the city where the class will take place, if the event will take place
2.5within the corporate limits of a city. If the city has no police department, the licensee shall
2.6notify the city's clerk. If the class will take place outside the corporate limits of any city,
2.7the licensee shall notify the sheriff of the county where the class will take place.
2.8 Subd. 2. Beer educator license. The commissioner may issue an on-sale license to
2.9a person meeting the requirements specified in sections 340A.402 and 340A.409, at an
2.10annual cost of $250 per license to a beer educator and $50 per permit for each employee of
2.11the beer educator that will be pouring beer, under the following conditions:
2.12(1) the license may be used to purchase beer at retail and serve beer for educational
2.13purposes in any part of the state, unless a political subdivision adopts an ordinance
2.14prohibiting beer education;
2.15(2) all events conducted pursuant to this license must be conducted through advance
2.16registration, and no walk-in access to the general public is permitted;
2.17(3) licensees must possess certification that is satisfactory to the commissioner,
2.18including, but not limited to, certification as a cicerone, completion of coursework from
2.19the Master Brewer's Association of America, or other brewer or brewing certification
2.20program acceptable to the commissioner. A beer educator must also complete Training for
2.21Intervention Procedures (TIPS) or other certified alcohol training programs and have a
2.22valid certificate on file with the commissioner;
2.23(4) a license holder shall not sell alcohol for off-premises consumption and no
2.24orders may be taken for future sales;
2.25(5) classes shall not be conducted at retail businesses that do not have a liquor
2.26license during business hours; and
2.27(6) prior to providing a class authorized under this section, the licensee shall notify
2.28the police chief of the city where the class will take place, if the event will take place
2.29within the corporate limits of a city. If the city has no police department, the licensee shall
2.30notify the city's clerk. If the class will take place outside the corporate limits of any city,
2.31the licensee shall notify the sheriff of the county where the class will take place.
2.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on July 1, 2013.
1.3Statutes 2012, section 340A.4042.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.4042, is amended to read:
1.6340A.4042 WINE OR BEER EDUCATOR; ON-SALE LICENSE.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Wine educator license. The commissioner may issue an on-sale
1.8license to a person meeting the requirements specified in sections
1.9at an annual cost of $250 per license to a wine educator and $50 per permit for each
1.10employee of the wine educator that will be pouring wine, under the following conditions:
1.11(1) the license may be used to purchase wine at retail and serve wine for educational
1.12purposes in any part of the state, unless a political subdivision adopts an ordinance
1.13prohibiting wine education;
1.14(2) all events conducted pursuant to this license must be conducted through advance
1.15registration, and no walk-in access to the general public is permitted;
1.16(3) licensees must possess certification that is satisfactory to the commissioner,
1.17including, but not limited to, a certified specialist of wine or certified wine educator status
1.18as conferred by the Society of Wine Educators, a Wine and Spirits Education Trust
1.19Diploma, status as a certified sommelier, or the completion of a wine industry program at
1.20a technical college or culinary school. A wine educator must also complete Training for
1.21Intervention Procedures (TIPS) or other certified alcohol training programs and have a
1.22valid certificate on file with the commissioner;
1.23(4) a license holder shall not sell alcohol for off-premises consumption and no
1.24orders may be taken for future sales;
2.1(5) classes shall not be conducted at retail businesses that do not have a liquor
2.2license during business hours; and
2.3(6) prior to providing a class authorized under this section, the licensee shall notify
2.4the police chief of the city where the class will take place, if the event will take place
2.5within the corporate limits of a city. If the city has no police department, the licensee shall
2.6notify the city's clerk. If the class will take place outside the corporate limits of any city,
2.7the licensee shall notify the sheriff of the county where the class will take place.
2.8 Subd. 2. Beer educator license. The commissioner may issue an on-sale license to
2.9a person meeting the requirements specified in sections 340A.402 and 340A.409, at an
2.10annual cost of $250 per license to a beer educator and $50 per permit for each employee of
2.11the beer educator that will be pouring beer, under the following conditions:
2.12(1) the license may be used to purchase beer at retail and serve beer for educational
2.13purposes in any part of the state, unless a political subdivision adopts an ordinance
2.14prohibiting beer education;
2.15(2) all events conducted pursuant to this license must be conducted through advance
2.16registration, and no walk-in access to the general public is permitted;
2.17(3) licensees must possess certification that is satisfactory to the commissioner,
2.18including, but not limited to, certification as a cicerone, completion of coursework from
2.19the Master Brewer's Association of America, or other brewer or brewing certification
2.20program acceptable to the commissioner. A beer educator must also complete Training for
2.21Intervention Procedures (TIPS) or other certified alcohol training programs and have a
2.22valid certificate on file with the commissioner;
2.23(4) a license holder shall not sell alcohol for off-premises consumption and no
2.24orders may be taken for future sales;
2.25(5) classes shall not be conducted at retail businesses that do not have a liquor
2.26license during business hours; and
2.27(6) prior to providing a class authorized under this section, the licensee shall notify
2.28the police chief of the city where the class will take place, if the event will take place
2.29within the corporate limits of a city. If the city has no police department, the licensee shall
2.30notify the city's clerk. If the class will take place outside the corporate limits of any city,
2.31the licensee shall notify the sheriff of the county where the class will take place.
2.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on July 1, 2013.
