340A.501 RESPONSIBILITY OF LICENSEE. Every licensee is responsible for the conduct in the licensed establishment and any sale of alcoholic beverage by any employee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages in the establishment is the act of the licensee for the purposes of all provisions of this chapter except sections 340A.701, 340A.702, and 340A.703. History: 1985 […]
340A.502 SALES TO OBVIOUSLY INTOXICATED PERSONS. No person may sell, give, furnish, or in any way procure for another alcoholic beverages for the use of an obviously intoxicated person. History: 1985 c 305 art 7 s 2; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
340A.503 PERSONS UNDER 21; ILLEGAL ACTS. Subdivision 1. Consumption. (a) It is unlawful for any: (1) retail intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor licensee, municipal liquor store, or bottle club permit holder under section 340A.414, to permit any person under the age of 21 years to drink alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises or […]
340A.504 HOURS AND DAYS OF SALE. Subdivision 1. 3.2 percent malt liquor. No sale of 3.2 percent malt liquor may be made between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on the days of Monday through Saturday, nor between 2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Subd. 2. Intoxicating liquor; on-sale. No sale of intoxicating liquor for […]
340A.5041 AIRPORT COMMISSION; EXTENDED HOURS. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, the Metropolitan Airports Commission may set the hours of sale at on-sale locations within the security areas of the Lindbergh and Humphrey Terminals. History: 2009 c 120 s 13; 2020 c 103 s 4
340A.505 LICENSEE MAY NOT SELL FOR RESALE. A retail licensee may not sell alcoholic beverages to any person for the purpose of resale or to any person whom the licensee has reason to believe intends to resell the alcoholic beverage without written approval of the commissioner. History: 1985 c 305 art 7 s 5; 1987 […]
340A.506 SALES OF ETHYL ALCOHOL AND NEUTRAL SPIRITS PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Ethyl alcohol; neutral spirits. No person may sell at retail for beverage purposes ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits, or substitutes thereof, possessing the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits. Nothing in this section prohibits the manufacture or sale […]
340A.507 REGULATION OF ADVERTISING. Subdivision 1. Rules. The commissioner may by rule regulate the advertising of alcoholic beverages. Rules must be adopted under chapter 14. Subd. 2. Wine catalogs. No rule may be construed as prohibiting the advertising of wines by off-sale licensees or municipal liquor stores by means of catalogs distributed by direct mail […]
340A.5071 COUPONS PROHIBITED. A retailer of alcoholic beverages may not accept as full or partial payment for any product any coupons that are redeemed directly or indirectly from a manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages. History: 1994 c 611 s 27
340A.508 TAMPERING OR REFILLING BOTTLES. Subdivision 1. Refilling bottles. It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer for sale, or keep for sale alcoholic beverages in a package or bottle which has been refilled or partly refilled. Subd. 2. Tampering or diluting contents. It is unlawful for a person holding a retail intoxicating liquor […]
340A.509 LOCAL RESTRICTIONS. A local authority may impose further restrictions and regulations on the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages within its limits. History: 1985 c 305 art 7 s 9; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
340A.510 SAMPLES. Subdivision 1. Samples for other than malt liquor authorized. On- or off-sale retail licensees and municipal liquor stores may provide, or permit a licensed manufacturer or a wholesaler or its agents to provide on the premises of the retail licensee or municipal liquor store, samples of wine, liqueurs, cordials, and distilled spirits which […]
340A.511 CERTAIN SIZES MAY BE SOLD. (a) An off-sale retailer of intoxicating liquor may sell distilled spirits in bottles of 50 milliliters. (b) An on-sale intoxicating liquor licensee whose licensed premises includes a golf course or who is a common carrier may dispense distilled spirits from 50-milliliter bottles. History: 1996 c 418 s 12; 2003 […]
340A.512 CONTAINERS BROUGHT INTO PREMISES. A licensed retailer of alcoholic beverages may prohibit any person from bringing into the licensed premises any container of alcoholic beverages, or from consuming from such a container on the licensed premises, without the licensee’s permission. History: 1996 c 418 s 13
340A.513 SALE OF BEER KEGS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section: (a) “Beer keg” means any brewery-sealed, single container that contains not less than seven gallons of malt liquor. (b) “Off-sale retailer” means a holder of a license under this chapter to sell alcoholic beverages at off-sale or a municipal liquor store. Subd. […]
