Minnesota alcohol laws

What it would do: Allows nursing homes, boarding care homes, and assisted living facilities to serve intoxicating liquor to residents and their accompanied guests without obtaining a liquor license, subject to notice to the commissioner and restrictions on sale, location, and service conditions.

What it would do: Defines limited malt liquor as malt liquor containing 0.5 to 15 percent alcohol by weight and food retailers, authorizes cities and counties to issue off-sale limited malt liquor licenses to food retailers, and establishes related licensing requirements and restrictions.

What it would do: Authorizes cigar bars where persons 21 and older may smoke cigars with alcohol, requires ventilation systems and youth smoking cessation funding, and allows cities to issue on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to cigar bars meeting specified criteria.

What it would do: Allows nursing homes and assisted living facilities to permit residents to consume and display alcoholic beverages at resident-focused activities, provided beverages are not sold, only adults serve them, and no one under 21 consumes them.

What it would do: Allows manufacturers and wholesalers to engage in lawful trade practices for nonalcoholic products, provided such sales and practices are not used as unlawful inducement to purchase alcoholic beverages.

What it would do: Authorizes the city of Edina to issue social district licenses allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages in designated outdoor areas, with specific requirements for containers, hours, signage, and management plans.

What it would do: Authorizes the city of Minneapolis to issue one or more on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to entities holding concessions or catering contracts with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for use during Board programs or events on Board premises only.

What it would do: Allows the cities of Moorhead, Dilworth, and Detroit Lakes to issue social district licenses permitting consumption of alcoholic beverages in designated outdoor areas, with specific requirements for container types, signage, hours of operation, and management plans.

What it would do: Authorizes the city of Erhard to issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the Erhard Community Park located at Pelican River Avenue, with the city as licensee subject to Minnesota Statutes chapter 340A.

What it would do: Authorizes the city of Brainerd to issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to the Northern Pacific Center at 1511 Northern Pacific Road, allowing sales on all days of the week to persons attending events, with premises not required to be compact and contiguous.

What it would do: Allows the city of Watertown to issue social district licenses permitting consumption of alcoholic beverages in designated outdoor areas, with strict requirements on container types, sizes, and labeling, and requires a report to legislative committees within 24 months.

What it would do: Authorizes county boards to issue seasonal on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to resorts in unorganized or unincorporated areas, in addition to restaurants and clubs, for periods not exceeding nine months.

What it would do: Adds the city of Robbinsdale to the list of cities authorized to issue social district licenses allowing consumption of alcoholic beverages in designated outdoor areas contiguous to on-sale licensed premises, subject to specified container and operational requirements.

What it would do: Authorizes the city of Marshall to issue an on-sale wine and malt liquor license to Southwest Minnesota State University for non-contiguous campus spaces, allowing sales during events at specified facilities subject to state liquor law restrictions.