SF 989 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Certain liquor license restrictions modification

This bill modifies Minnesota's liquor licensing law to allow distilleries to operate cocktail rooms on their premises where customers can consume drinks made at the distillery. It permits municipalities to authorize Sunday sales at these cocktail rooms (previously restricted under some rules), while requiring distilleries to hold only one such license. The bill also prohibits a single entity from operating both a cocktail room and taproom at the same location, unless they held both licenses before August 20, 2014. These changes apply directly to microdistilleries and distilled spirits manufacturers seeking on-site sales licenses under Minnesota Statutes section 340A.22.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Feb 6, 2025
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Feb 6, 2025
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Jeff Howe
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