5.31 - Temporary On-Sale Licenses § 5.31
Section 5.31:
Temporary On-Sale Licenses
Subdivision 1. Applicant
The following are eligible to apply for and receive a temporary on-sale 3.2 percent
malt liquor license or a temporary on-sale liquor license:
A. a club or charitable, religious, or other nonprofit organization in existence for
at least three (3) years;
B. a political committee registered under section Minnesota Statute 10A.14;
C. a brewer who manufactures fewer than three thousand five hundred (3,500)
barrels of malt liquor in a year; and
D. a microdistillery.
Subdivision 2. Conditions - All Temporary Licenses
The following conditions apply to all licenses to be issued or issued under this
Section.
A. An application for a temporary license shall state the exact dates and place of
proposed temporary sale, and the license shall be limited to such dates and
place.
B. No applicant shall qualify for a temporary license for more than a total of
seven (7) days in any calendar year nor for three (3) temporary licenses
within a twelve (12) month period.
C. No one (1) location, other than City-owned property, shall qualify for a
temporary license for more than a total of seven (7) days in any calendar
year nor for three (3) temporary licenses within a twelve (12) month period
D. The license may authorize the on-sale of liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor on
premises other than premises the licensee owns or permanently occupies.
E. Licenses issued under this Section are subject to all laws and ordinances
governing the sale of liquor except Minnesota Statute 340A.504, subdivision
3, paragraph (d), and those laws and ordinances which by their nature are
not applicable.
F. The Council may, but at no time shall it be under any obligation whatsoever
to, grant a temporary on-sale 3.2 percent malt liquor license or temporary
on-sale of liquor for premises owned or controlled by the City. Any such
license may be conditioned, qualified or restricted as the Council sees fit.
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G. The licensee shall provide proof of financial responsibility as provided in
Section 5.12 and any other applicable section of the Code, except that the
Council may, by resolution, fix different limits of such coverage, but in no
case shall it be less than that required for other alcoholic beverages.
Notwithstanding Section 5.12, Subd. 2, if the premises to be licensed are
owned or under the control of the City, the applicant shall file with the City,
prior to issuance of the license, satisfactory evidence of liability insurance
providing at least the minimum insurance coverages required under
Minnesota Statute 340.409 and naming the City as an insured during the
license period. If a license under this Section is to be issued in connection
with a Special Event Permit under Section 8.11 of the Code, all financial and
insurance requirements under Code Section 8.11 shall apply to the license to
be issued under this Section.
Subdivision 3. Conditions - Temporary On-Sale Liquor Licenses
In addition to the conditions provided in Subdivisions 1 and 2 above, any license
issued under this Section for on-sale liquor shall be subject to the following
conditions:
A. The license may authorize the on-sale of liquor for not more than four (4)
consecutive days.
B. Not more than one (1) temporary license may be issued to any one (1)
applicant, or for any one (1) location, other than City-owned property, within
any thirty (30) day period.
C. A licensee may only be granted a license under this Section in connection
with a social event sponsored by the licensee.
D. To the extent permitted by and in accordance with state law, the license may
provide that the licensee may contract for liquor catering services with the
holder of a full-year on-sale liquor license issued by any municipality and a
caterer's permit issued by the state.
E. The license is not valid unless first approved by the commissioner.
Source: Ordinance No. 595, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 4-15-16
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