1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to alcohol; modifying provision relating to wine tastings conducted by 
1.3 	exclusive liquor store;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 340A.419, 
1.4 	subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 340A.419, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Tastings. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an exclusive liquor store may 
1.9 	conduct a wine tasting on the premises of a holder of an on-sale intoxicating liquor license 
1.10 	or on the premises of a holder of a wine license under section 340A.404, subdivision 5, 
1.11 	that is not a temporary license if the exclusive liquor store complies with this section.
1.12 	(b) No wine at a wine tasting under this section may be sold for off-premises 
1.13 	consumption. A participant in the tasting may fill out a form indicating preferences for 
1.14 	wine. The form may be held on the premises of the exclusive liquor store to assist the 
1.15 	participant in making an off-sale purchase at a later date.
1.16 	(c) Notwithstanding any other law, an exclusive liquor store may purchase or 
1.17 	otherwise obtain wine for a wine tasting conducted under this section from a wholesaler 
1.18 	licensed to sell wine. The wholesaler may sell or give wine to an exclusive liquor store 
1.19 	for a wine tasting conducted under this section and may provide personnel to assist 
1.20 	in the wine tasting.
1.21 	(d) An exclusive liquor store that conducts a wine tasting under this section must use 
1.22 	any fees collected from participants in the tasting only to defray the cost of conducting 
1.23 	the tasting.
2.1 	(e) The premises on which a tasting is conducted under this section must be insured 
2.2 	as required by section 340A.409.