Section 340A.902 — Drunkenness Not A Crime.
340A.902 DRUNKENNESS NOT A CRIME. No person may be charged with or convicted of the offense of drunkenness or public drunkenness. Nothing herein prevents the prosecution and conviction of an intoxicated person for offenses other than drunkenness or public drunkenness nor does this section relieve a person from civil liability for an injury to persons […]
Section 340A.904 — Seized Liquor.
340A.904 SEIZED LIQUOR. Subdivision 1. Disposal alternatives. Contingent on the final determination of any action pending in a court, the commissioner shall dispose of alcoholic beverages, material, apparatus, or vehicle seized by inspectors or employees of the department by: (1) delivering alcoholic beverages to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or State Patrol for use in […]
Section 340A.905 — Notice Of Violation.
340A.905 NOTICE OF VIOLATION. When any municipal liquor store or licensed dealer in alcoholic beverages or agent or employee thereof is convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter or any law or ordinance regulating the sale of alcoholic beverages or any violation of law or ordinance in the operation of the licensed […]
Section 340A.906 — Nonapplicability.
340A.906 NONAPPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply to: (1) medicines intended for therapeutic purposes and not intended as a beverage; (2) industrial alcohol designed for mechanical, chemical, scientific, pharmaceutical, or industrial purposes; or (3) nonpotable compounds or preparations containing alcohol. History: 1985 c 305 art 11 s 6; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
Section 340A.702 — Gross Misdemeanors.
340A.702 GROSS MISDEMEANORS. It is a gross misdemeanor: (1) to sell an alcoholic beverage without a license authorizing the sale; (2) for a licensee to refuse or neglect to obey a lawful direction or order of the commissioner or the commissioner’s agent, withhold information or a document the commissioner calls for examination, obstruct or mislead […]
Section 340A.703 — Misdemeanors.
340A.703 MISDEMEANORS. Where no other penalty is specified a violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor. A minimum fine of $100 must be assessed against a person under the age of 21 years who violates section 340A.503. History: 1985 c 305 art 9 s 3; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; […]
Section 340A.7035 — Consumer Importation; Illegal Acts.
340A.7035 CONSUMER IMPORTATION; ILLEGAL ACTS. A person who enters Minnesota from another state and who imports or possesses alcoholic beverages in excess of the tax-exempt quantities provided for in section 297G.07, subdivision 2, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who enters Minnesota from a foreign country who imports or […]
Section 340A.704 — Search Warrants.
340A.704 SEARCH WARRANTS. Search warrants may be issued in connection with violation of this chapter or other laws relating to sale, taxation, transportation, manufacture, or possession of alcoholic beverages in accordance with chapter 626. History: 1985 c 305 art 9 s 4; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
Section 340A.705 — Prima Facie Evidence.
340A.705 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE. The finding of an unauthorized still is prima facie evidence of possession for the purpose of unlawful manufacture of alcoholic beverages. History: 1985 c 305 art 9 s 5; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
Section 340A.601 — Establishment Of Municipal Liquor Stores.
340A.601 ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORES. Subdivision 1. Authority. A city having a population of not more than 10,000 may establish, own, and operate a municipal liquor store which may sell at retail alcoholic beverages and (1) in the case of a municipal liquor store that sells at off-sale only, all items that may lawfully […]