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A new bill will allow restaurants that currently hold certain liquor licenses to sell alcohol with take- <br />out meals. Alcoholic beverages must be sold in the original, unopened packing and the restaurant <br />must confirm that the person picking up the take-out order is at least 21 years of age. <br /> <br />The bill limits the amount of alcohol that may be sold with any single order to 72 ounces (total) of <br />malt liquor, hard seltzer, or cider; and 750 milliliters (ml) of wine. For reference, a traditional can <br />size is 12 ounces, and a bottle of wine is often 750 ml, so this is likely a six-pack and a bottle of <br />wine. <br />All other provisions of Minnesota liquor laws still apply. The legislation does not allow for <br />restaurants to deliver alcoholic beverages, but only to sell beverages with a take-out order that <br />includes prepared food. It also does not change any existing law that applies to licensed brewers. <br /> <br />Cities may opt out <br /> <br />The new bill provides that cities may opt out of this measure and thereby prohibit the off-sale of <br />liquor by restaurants without an off-sale license. While the bill does not explicitly state whether a <br />resolution or ordinance is required to opt out, the bill's author, Sen. Karin Housely (R-St. Mary's <br />Point), stated on the Senate floor that the intent was that cities could override this authority by <br />resolution. <br /> <br />For cities that wish to opt out of this new, temporary off-sale authority for restaurants providing <br />take-out, the League has provided a model resolution. <br />See Model Resolution Here. <br /> <br />Given the popularity of this effort, this bill will likely pass and be signed into law quickly. The law <br />will be effective statewide and expire when Gov. Tim Walz lifts the executive orders requiring the <br />closure of bars and restaurants. <br />Edward S. Cadman | Associate General Counsel <br />Phone: (651) 281-1229 <br />ecadman@lmc.org <br /> <br />League of Minnesota Cities | 145 University Ave. West | St. Paul, MN 55103 <br />www.lmc.org | Facebook | Twitter | Podcast <br /> Reply to Group Online Reply to Sender via Email View Thread Recommend Forward <br /> <br /> <br />You are subscribed to "City Attorneys" as kurtglaser@glaserlaw.net. To change your subscriptions, go to My <br />Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />