Subdivision 1. Samples for other than malt liquor authorized. On- or off-sale retail licensees and municipal liquor stores may provide, or permit a licensed manufacturer or a wholesaler or its agents to provide on the premises of the retail licensee or municipal liquor store, samples of wine, liqueurs, cordials, and distilled spirits which the retail licensee or municipal liquor store currently has in stock and is offering for sale to the general public without obtaining an additional license, provided the wine, liqueur, cordial, and distilled spirits samples are dispensed at no charge and consumed on the licensed premises during the permitted hours of sale in a quantity less than 50 milliliters of wine per variety per customer, 25 milliliters of liqueur or cordial, and 15 milliliters of distilled spirits per variety per customer.
Subd. 2. Malt liquor samples authorized. (a) Notwithstanding section 340A.308, a brewer may purchase from or furnish at no cost to a licensed retailer malt liquor the brewer manufactures if:
(1) the malt liquor is dispensed by the retailer only for samples in a quantity of less than 100 milliliters of malt liquor per variety per customer;
(2) where the brewer furnishes the malt liquor, the retailer makes available for return to the brewer any unused malt liquor and empty containers;
(3) the samples are dispensed by an employee of the retailer or brewer or by a sampling service retained by the retailer or brewer and not affiliated directly or indirectly with a malt liquor wholesaler;
(4) not more than three cases of malt liquor are purchased from or furnished to the retailer by the brewer for each sampling;
(5) each sampling continues for not more than eight hours;
(6) the brewer has furnished malt liquor for not more than 12 samplings for any retailer in any calendar year;
(7) where the brewer furnishes the malt liquor, the brewer delivers the malt liquor for the sampling to its exclusive wholesaler for that malt liquor;
(8) the brewer has at least seven days before the sampling filed with the commissioner, on a form the commissioner prescribes, written notice of intent to furnish malt liquor for the sampling, which contains (i) the name and address of the retailer conducting the sampling, (ii) the maximum amount of malt liquor to be furnished or purchased by the brewer, (iii) the number of times the brewer has furnished malt liquor to the retailer in the calendar year in which the notice is filed, (iv) the date and time of the sampling, (v) where the brewer furnishes the malt liquor, the exclusive wholesaler to whom the brewer will deliver the malt liquor, and (vi) a statement by the brewer to the effect that to the brewer's knowledge all requirements of this section have been or will be complied with; and
(9) the commissioner has not notified the brewer filing the notice under clause (8) that the commissioner disapproves the notice.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "licensed retailer" means a licensed on-sale or off-sale retailer of alcoholic beverages and a municipal liquor store.
1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 43; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1989 c 49 s 6; 1996 c 418 s 11; 1998 c 364 s 7; 2003 c 126 s 13,14; 2014 c 240 s 19
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection
Section 340A.101 — Definitions.
Section 340A.201 — Liquor Control Authority.
Section 340A.22 — Microdistilleries; Distilled Spirit Manufacturers.
Section 340A.26 — Brewer Taprooms.
Section 340A.28 — Small Brewer Off-sale.
Section 340A.29 — Off-sale Packaging Requirements For Certain Small Brewers.
Section 340A.301 — Manufacturers, Brewers, And Wholesalers Licenses.
Section 340A.3021 — Importation Restrictions.
Section 340A.304 — License Suspension And Revocation.
Section 340A.305 — Warehousing.
Section 340A.3055 — Manufacturer's Warehouse Permit.
Section 340A.306 — Fraudulent Shipments.
Section 340A.307 — Unlawful Discrimination.
Section 340A.308 — Prohibited Transactions.
Section 340A.309 — Exclusive Contracts.
Section 340A.310 — Sales By Wholesalers.
Section 340A.311 — Brand Registration.
Section 340A.312 — Joint Purchases; Volume Prices.
Section 340A.314 — Suggested Retail Prices.
Section 340A.315 — Farm Winery License.
Section 340A.316 — Sacramental Wine.
Section 340A.317 — Licensing Of Brokers.
Section 340A.318 — Credit Extensions Restricted.
Section 340A.319 — Reports By Brewers.
Section 340A.33 — Brew On Premises Store.
Section 340A.34 — Winemaking On Premises Store.
Section 340A.401 — License Required.
Section 340A.4011 — Bed And Breakfast Facilities; When License Not Required.
Section 340A.402 — Persons Eligible.
Section 340A.403 — 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor Licenses.
Section 340A.404 — Intoxicating Liquor; On-sale Licenses.
Section 340A.4041 — Culinary Classes; On-sale License.
Section 340A.4042 — Wine Or Malt Liquor Educator; On-sale License.
Section 340A.405 — Intoxicating Liquor; Off-sale Licenses.
Section 340A.4055 — Licenses In Indian Country.
Section 340A.406 — Intoxicating Liquor; Combination Licenses.
Section 340A.407 — Common Carriers.
Section 340A.408 — Retail License Fees.
Section 340A.409 — Liability Insurance.
Section 340A.410 — License Restrictions; General.
Section 340A.411 — License Restrictions; 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor Licenses.
Section 340A.412 — License Restrictions; Intoxicating Liquor Licenses.
Section 340A.413 — Restrictions On Number Of Intoxicating Liquor Licenses That May Be Issued.
Section 340A.414 — Consumption And Display Permits.
Section 340A.415 — License Revocation Or Suspension; Civil Penalty.
Section 340A.416 — Local Option Election.
Section 340A.417 — Shipments Into Minnesota.
Section 340A.4175 — Wine Festival.
Section 340A.418 — Alcoholic Beverage Tastings.
Section 340A.419 — Tastings Conducted By Exclusive Liquor Store.
Section 340A.425 — Service At Capitol.
Section 340A.501 — Responsibility Of Licensee.
Section 340A.502 — Sales To Obviously Intoxicated Persons.
Section 340A.503 — Persons Under 21; Illegal Acts.
Section 340A.504 — Hours And Days Of Sale.
Section 340A.5041 — Airport Commission; Extended Hours.
Section 340A.505 — Licensee May Not Sell For Resale.
Section 340A.506 — Sales Of Ethyl Alcohol And Neutral Spirits Prohibited.
Section 340A.507 — Regulation Of Advertising.
Section 340A.5071 — Coupons Prohibited.
Section 340A.508 — Tampering Or Refilling Bottles.
Section 340A.509 — Local Restrictions.
Section 340A.511 — Certain Sizes May Be Sold.
Section 340A.512 — Containers Brought Into Premises.
Section 340A.513 — Sale Of Beer Kegs.
Section 340A.601 — Establishment Of Municipal Liquor Stores.
Section 340A.602 — Continuation.
Section 340A.603 — Financial Responsibility.
Section 340A.604 — Suspension Of Operation.
Section 340A.702 — Gross Misdemeanors.
Section 340A.703 — Misdemeanors.
Section 340A.7035 — Consumer Importation; Illegal Acts.
Section 340A.704 — Search Warrants.
Section 340A.705 — Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 340A.706 — Alcohol Without Liquid Devices Prohibited.
Section 340A.707 — Auction Or Raffle For Charitable Purposes.
Section 340A.801 — Civil Actions.
Section 340A.802 — Notice Of Injury; Discovery Before Actions.
Section 340A.90 — Civil Action; Intoxication Of Person Under Age 21.
Section 340A.902 — Drunkenness Not A Crime.
Section 340A.904 — Seized Liquor.
Section 340A.905 — Notice Of Violation.
Section 340A.906 — Nonapplicability.
Section 340A.907 — Inspection.
Section 340A.908 — Liqueur-filled Candy.
Section 340A.909 — Sale Of Minnesota Beer At Public Facilities.