1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; authorizing cities to issue on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses 
1.3 	to municipal golf courses; authorizing the city of Janesville to issue a license 
1.4 	for the Prairie Ridge Golf Club; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.5 	340A.404, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.404, is amended by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 1b.Cities; municipal golf courses. A city may issue an on-sale intoxicating 
1.10 	liquor license for a golf course owned by the city. The license may authorize sales to 
1.11 	persons using the course and sales in a facility located on the premises of the course. The 
1.12 	license authorizes sales on all days of the week. The license may be issued for space that 
1.13 	is not compact or contiguous, provided that the licensed premises may include only the 
1.14 	space within a defined area as described in the application for the license. The city is 
1.15 	deemed the licensee under this subdivision, and the provisions of sections 340A.603 and 
1.16 	340A.604 apply to the license as if the establishment were a municipal liquor store.

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

1.18 	Sec. 2. SPECIAL LICENSE; JANESVILLE.
 1.19 	Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, the city of Janesville may 
1.20 	issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license for the Prairie Ridge Golf Club that is located 
1.21 	at 2000 North Main Street and is owned by the city. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
1.22 	chapter 340A, not inconsistent with this section apply to the license issued under this 
1.23 	section. The city of Janesville is deemed the licensee under this section, and the provisions 
2.1 	of Minnesota Statutes, sections 340A.603 and 340A.604, apply to the license as if the 
2.2 	establishment were a municipal liquor store.

2.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon approval by the Janesville City 
2.4 	Council and compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021.