Minnesota Statutes 2001, Chapter 340A.
Copyright 2001 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.
340A.310 Sales by wholesalers.
A wholesaler may sell intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor only to municipal liquor stores, government instrumentalities, or holders of alcoholic beverage licenses issued under this chapter.
HIST: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 10; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1991 c 249 s 31
340A.311 Brand registration.
(a) A brand of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor may not be manufactured, imported into, or sold in the state unless the brand label has been registered with and approved by the commissioner. A brand registration must be renewed every three years in order to remain in effect. The fee for an initial brand registration is $30. The fee for brand registration renewal is $20. The brand label of a brand of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor for which the brand registration has expired, is conclusively deemed abandoned by the manufacturer or importer.
(b) In this section "brand" and "brand label" include trademarks and designs used in connection with labels.
(c) The label of any brand of wine or intoxicating or nonintoxicating malt beverage may be registered only by the brand owner or authorized agent. No such brand may be imported into the state for sale without the consent of the brand owner or authorized agent. This section does not limit the provisions of section 340A.307.
(d) The commissioner shall refuse to register a malt liquor brand label, and shall revoke the registration of a malt liquor brand label already registered, if the brand label states or implies in a false or misleading manner a connection with an actual living or dead American Indian leader. This paragraph does not apply to a brand label registered for the first time in Minnesota before January 1, 1992.
HIST: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 11; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1991 c 249 s 2,31; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 55; 1994 c 611 s 12
340A.312 Joint purchases; volume prices.
Subdivision 1. Joint purchases. The joint purchase by two or more licensed retailers of up to 300, 1.75 liter or smaller, bottles of distilled spirits or wine for resale to the public is lawful.
Subd. 2. Volume prices. A variable volume price offered by a wholesaler to a licensed retailer on sales of distilled spirits or wine may not be for a quantity of more than 25 cases.
HIST: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 12; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 310 s 4
340A.313 Repealed, 1987 c 310 s 14
340A.314 Suggested retail prices.
No wholesaler or other person may communicate in any manner to an off-sale licensee a suggested retail price for the sale of intoxicating liquor.
HIST: 1985 c 305 art 5 s 14; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1
340A.315 Farm winery license.
Subdivision 1. Licenses. The commissioner may issue a farm winery license to the owner or operator of a farm winery located within the state and producing table or sparkling wines. Licenses may be issued and renewed for an annual fee of $50, which is in lieu of all other license fees required by this chapter.
Subd. 2. Sales. A license authorizes the sale, on the farm winery premises, of table or sparkling wines produced by that farm winery at on-sale or off-sale, in retail, or wholesale lots in total quantities not in excess of 50,000 gallons in a calendar year, glassware, wine literature and accessories, cheese and cheese spreads, and the dispensing of free samples of the wines offered for sale. Sales at on-sale and off-sale may be made on Sundays between 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight. Labels for each type or brand produced must be registered with the commissioner, without fee prior to sale.
Subd. 3. Applicability. Except as otherwise specified in this section, all provisions of this chapter govern the production, sale, possession, and consumption of table or sparkling wines produced by a farm winery.
Subd. 4. Minnesota products. If Minnesota produced or grown grapes, grape juice, other fruit bases, or honey is not available in quantities sufficient to constitute a majority of the table or sparkling wine produced by a farm winery, the holder of the farm winery license may file an affidavit stating this fact with the commissioner. If the commissioner, after consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, determines this to be true, the farm winery may use imported products and shall continue to be governed by the provisions of this section. The affidavit is effective for a period of one year, after which time the farm winery must use the required amount of Minnesota products as provided by subdivision 1 unless the farm winery holder files a new affidavit with the commissioner.
Subd. 5. Repealed, 1985 c 12 s 2
HIST: 1985 c 12 s 1; 1985 c 134 s 1; 1985 c 305 art 5 s 15; 1Sp1985 c 16 art 2 s 3 subd 1; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 56
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