Laws of Minnesota 2020, chapter 75, section 1

The record

Jurisdiction

Minnesota

Level

State

Authority

Legislative act; Minn. Stat. ch. 340A

Issued

2020-04-17 Apr. 17, 2020

Effective

2020-04-18 (day following final enactment) while restaurants remained closed to on-premises consumption by executive order (read as 2020-04-18)

End

Tied to the executive-order closure of restaurants; EOs 20-63 para. 7.c.ix and 20-99 para. 7.c.iii.A.2 recite that the closure continued for purposes of this chapter through the indoor-dining prohibitions (read as 2021-03-31)

In force

Apr. 18, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureAlcohol and bars

Addressees

• restaurants holding on-sale intoxicating liquor or on-sale wine licenses
• municipalities (may opt out)

Functions reached

• BA bar and alcohol service (converted to limited takeout)
• TO takeout
• DR (closure premise)

Collection

Minnesota MN

Operative words

Section 1. LIMITED OFF-SALE FOR RESTAURANTS CLOSED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER. (a) A qualifying licensee may offer off-sales of malt liquor, hard seltzer, cider, and wine with a prepared food take-out order, without obtaining an additional license, subject to the following limitations:... (2) the alcoholic beverages are sold in their original, unopened packaging; (3) no more than 72 ounces in total of malt liquor, hard seltzer, and cider; and 750 milliliters of wine may be sold per prepared food take-out order... No delivery of alcoholic beverages is authorized by this section. (c) The governing body of a municipality may elect to prohibit the off-sale of alcoholic beverages authorized by this section.

Enforcement

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