1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to liquor; requiring cities operating 
  1.3             municipal liquor stores to issue liquor licenses to 
  1.4             qualified applicants; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.5             2002, section 340A.601, subdivision 5. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 340A.601, 
  1.8   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 5.  [ISSUANCE OF LICENSES TO PRIVATE PERSONS.] A city 
  1.10  owning and operating a municipal liquor store may must issue 
  1.11  on-sale liquor licenses to hotels, clubs, and restaurants 
  1.12  applicants qualified under this chapter.  A city owning and 
  1.13  operating a municipal liquor store must issue off-sale liquor 
  1.14  licenses to applicants qualified under this chapter.  A city 
  1.15  issuing on-sale licenses under this subdivision may continue to 
  1.16  operate the municipal liquor store or may resume operation of a 
  1.17  municipal liquor store previously discontinued. 
  1.18     The number of on-sale licenses issued under this section by 
  1.19  a city is governed by section 340A.413. 
  1.20     A city may not issue licenses under this section, other 
  1.21  than a license issued to a club under section 340A.404, 
  1.22  subdivision 1, clause (4), until authorized by the voters of the 
  1.23  city voting on the question at a special election called for 
  1.24  that purpose.