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Section 340A.3021 — Importation Restrictions.

340A.3021 IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS. Subdivision 1. Delivery to wholesaler only. (a) No person may consign, ship, or deliver alcoholic beverages to any place in Minnesota except to a licensed wholesaler’s warehouse, if the alcoholic beverages: (1) were manufactured outside Minnesota; and (2) have not previously been unloaded into a licensed wholesaler’s warehouse in Minnesota. (b) No […]

Section 340A.303 — Transfers.

340A.303 TRANSFERS. A license under section 340A.301 or 340A.302 may be transferred only with the commissioner’s consent. When a licensee is a corporation a change in ownership of more than ten percent of its stock must be reported to the commissioner within ten days of the change. History: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 3; […]

Section 340A.304 — License Suspension And Revocation.

340A.304 LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION. The commissioner shall revoke, or suspend for up to 60 days, a license issued under section 340A.301 or 340A.302, or impose a fine of up to $2,000 for each violation, on a finding that the licensee has violated a state law or rule of the commissioner relating to the possession, […]

Section 340A.305 — Warehousing.

340A.305 WAREHOUSING. Subdivision 1. Facilities. All licensed wholesalers must own or lease warehouse space within the state and must have adequate delivery facilities to perform the function of a wholesaler. Subd. 2. Unloading. Except as provided in this chapter alcoholic beverages manufactured outside the state may be shipped into the state only to licensed wholesalers […]

Section 340A.3055 — Manufacturer’s Warehouse Permit.

340A.3055 MANUFACTURER’S WAREHOUSE PERMIT. Subdivision 1. Permit required. No brewer, malt liquor manufacturer, or intoxicating liquor manufacturer may import alcoholic beverages to a central warehouse, central distribution center, or holding area in Minnesota that the brewer or manufacturer owns or leases unless the brewer or manufacturer has obtained from the commissioner a manufacturer’s warehouse permit […]

Section 340A.306 — Fraudulent Shipments.

340A.306 FRAUDULENT SHIPMENTS. (a) It is unlawful for: (1) any person to knowingly deliver or cause to be delivered to a common carrier alcoholic beverages under a false title, name, brand, or trademark; or (2) any person, or a common carrier, or an agent of either to knowingly receive a fraudulent shipment under clause (1). […]

Section 340A.307 — Unlawful Discrimination.

340A.307 UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION. Subdivision 1. Nondiscriminatory sales. All licensed importers and manufacturers must offer for sale on an equal basis to all licensed wholesalers and manufacturers all intoxicating liquor brought into or produced in the state of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Prohibited practices. Without limiting subdivision 1, the following are failures to offer intoxicating liquor for […]

Section 340A.308 — Prohibited Transactions.

340A.308 PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 340A.301, no brewer or malt liquor wholesaler may directly or indirectly, or through an affiliate or subsidiary company, or through an officer, director, stockholder, or partner: (1) give, or lend money, credit, or other thing of value to a retailer; (2) give, lend, lease, or […]

Section 340A.309 — Exclusive Contracts.

340A.309 EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS. A manufacturer, brewer, or wholesaler may not directly or indirectly make an agreement with a retailer which binds the retailer to purchase the products of one manufacturer or brewer to the exclusion of the products of other manufacturers and brewers. A retailer who is a party to a violation of this section […]

Section 340A.310 — Sales By Wholesalers.

340A.310 SALES BY WHOLESALERS. A wholesaler may sell intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor only to municipal liquor stores, government instrumentalities, or holders of alcoholic beverage licenses issued under this chapter. History: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 10; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1991 c 249 s 31