1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; prohibiting alcohol without liquid devices; proposing coding 
1.3 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [340A.706] ALCOHOL WITHOUT LIQUID DEVICES PROHIBITED.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, an "alcohol without liquid 
1.7 	device" is a device, machine, apparatus, or appliance that mixes an alcoholic beverage 
1.8 	with pure or diluted oxygen to produce an alcohol vapor that may be inhaled by an 
1.9 	individual. An "alcohol without liquid device" does not include an inhaler, nebulizer, 
1.10 	atomizer, or other device that is designed and intended specifically for medical purposes 
1.11 	to dispense prescribed or over-the-counter medications.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Prohibition. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3, it is unlawful for 
1.13 	any person or business establishment to possess, purchase, sell, offer to sell, or use 
1.14 	an alcohol without liquid device.
1.15 	(b) Except as provided in subdivision 3, it is unlawful for any person or business 
1.16 	establishment to utilize a nebulizer, inhaler, or atomizer or other device as described in 
1.17 	subdivision 1, for the purposes of inhaling alcoholic beverages.
1.18 		Subd. 3.Research exemption. This section does not apply to a hospital that 
1.19 	operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research, a state institution 
1.20 	conducting bona fide research, a private college or university conducting bona fide 
1.21 	research, or to a pharmaceutical company or biotechnology company conducting bona 
1.22 	fide research.