Minnesota Statutes 2001, Chapter 340A.
Copyright 2001 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.
340A.303 Transfers.
A license under section 340A.301 or 340A.302 may be transferred only with the commissioner's consent. When a licensee is a corporation a change in ownership of more than ten percent of its stock must be reported to the commissioner within ten days of the change.
HIST: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 3; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
340A.304 License suspension and revocation.
The commissioner shall revoke, or suspend for up to 60 days, a license issued under section 340A.301 or 340A.302, or impose a fine of up to $2,000 for each violation, on a finding that the licensee has violated a state law or rule of the commissioner relating to the possession, sale, transportation, or importation of alcoholic beverages. A license revocation or suspension under this section is a contested case under sections 14.57 to 14.69 of the Administrative Procedure Act.
HIST: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 4; 1985 c 309 s 11; 1Sp1985 c 16 art 2 s 3 subd 1; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1
340A.305 Warehousing.
Subdivision 1. Facilities. All licensed wholesalers must own or lease warehouse space within the state and must have adequate delivery facilities to perform the function of a wholesaler.
Subd. 2. Unloading. Except as provided in this chapter alcoholic beverages manufactured outside the state may be shipped into the state only to licensed wholesalers and must be unloaded into the wholesaler's warehouse located in the state.Licensed wholesalers may distribute alcoholic beverages only from the warehouse.
Subd. 3. Reciprocity. The provisions of this section relating to warehousing do not apply to a wholesaler of malt liquor located in an adjoining state which permits wholesalers licensed in Minnesota to deliver malt liquor to retailers without warehousing in that state.
Subd. 4. Direct shipment. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a manufacturer or United States importer of intoxicating liquor manufactured outside Minnesota may authorize, on a form the commissioner prescribes, a Minnesota-licensed manufacturer or wholesaler to purchase intoxicating liquor for direct shipment to another state, or may appoint a Minnesota-licensed manufacturer or wholesaler as its agent to sell or deliver intoxicating liquor to purchasers in other states from the Minnesota warehouse inventory of the Minnesota manufacturer or wholesaler.
HIST: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 5; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
340A.3055 Manufacturer's warehouse permit.
Subdivision 1. Permit required. No brewer, malt liquor manufacturer, or intoxicating liquor manufacturer may import alcoholic beverages to a central warehouse, central distribution center, or holding area in Minnesota that the brewer or manufacturer owns or leases unless the brewer or manufacturer has obtained from the commissioner a manufacturer's warehouse permit for the facility. A manufacturer's warehouse permit allows a brewer or manufacturer to import alcoholic beverages for storage at the facility for which the permit is issued. No person other than a licensed wholesaler, or a motor carrier of property as defined in section 221.011, subdivision 47, or a common carrier as defined in section 218.011, subdivision 2, acting on behalf of a brewer, malt liquor manufacturer, intoxicating liquor manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler, may accept delivery from or pick up alcoholic beverages from the facility. A licensed wholesaler may distribute alcoholic beverages only from the wholesaler's warehouse.
Subd. 2. Eligibility. A permit under this section may be issued only to a brewer, malt liquor manufacturer, or intoxicating liquor manufacturer:
- whose manufacturing facility or facilities are located outside Minnesota; and
- who holds a valid importer's license under section 340A.302.
Subd. 3. Fee. The annual fee for a permit under this section is $1,000.
Subd. 4. Restriction on sale and deliveries. A holder of a permit under this section may sell alcoholic beverages stored in a facility to which a permit has been issued under this section only to:
- a wholesaler licensed under this chapter;
- a wholesaler licensed in another state; or
- an out-of-state or out-of-country entity that sells alcoholic beverages at wholesale or retail.
Subd. 5. Reports. A holder of a permit under this section must report monthly to the commissioner of revenue, in a form and at a time the commissioner prescribes:
- all alcoholic beverages imported into Minnesota and delivered to the permit holder's facility; and
- all sales of alcoholic beverages made from the facility. Reports to the commissioner of revenue under this subdivision shall remain confidential unless a manufacturer authorizes the release of a report.
HIST: 1997 c 129 art 1 s 2
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