1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; allowing microdistilleries to sell bottles at off-sale;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.22, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.22, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Off-sale bottles. A microdistillery may sell bottles at off-sale, subject to 
1.8 	the following requirements:
1.9 	(1) off-sale hours of sale must conform to hours of sale for retail off-sale outlets in 
1.10 	the licensing municipality;
1.11 	(2) bottles must be sold at no less than 40 percent of the price wholesalers charge for 
1.12 	sale of the same product to an off-sale licensee;
1.13 	(3) no brand may be sold at the microdistillery unless it is also available for 
1.14 	distribution by wholesalers; and
1.15 	(4) if requested by an off-sale retailer, the microdistillery must make available to 
1.16 	customers any brochure listing their product for sale at a licensed retailer.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.