Purpose

• This bill adds a new rule to allow wine to be transferred between liquor stores that are commonly owned, under specific conditions. It amends Minnesota Statutes to create a controlled process for inter-store wine transfers when the stores share the same licensee.

Key Provisions

• Creation of a new subdivision (Subd. 12a) to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 340A.412 titled “Transfers of wine.”
• A holder of an off-sale intoxicating liquor license may transfer wine from one licensed premises to another, with three conditions: 1) The transferring and receiving premises are licensed under the same licensee (same ownership). 2) The licensee must notify in writing the wholesaler from whom the wine was purchased and the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement (a division within the Department of Public Safety) about the transfer. 3) Only one transfer is permitted from a licensed premises within a three-month period.
• The transfer must comply with the new subdivision while existing subdivision 12 remains in effect.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Adds Subdivision 12a to authorize intra-company wine transfers between commonly owned licensed premises.
• Establishes explicit notification requirements to the wholesaler and to the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement.
• Caps transfers at one per licensed premises in any three-month period, limiting frequency of transfers.

Practical Impact

• Enables more flexible inventory management for stores under shared ownership.
• Increases regulatory steps (notification to wholesaler and enforcement division) to ensure transfers are tracked.
• Maintains safeguards by tying transfers to the same licensee and limiting transfer quantity and frequency.

Terminology Inclusion

• off-sale intoxicating liquor license
• transfer of wine
• licensed premises
• transferring premises
• receiving premises
• same licensee
• wholesaler
• Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement
• Division of Public Safety
• three-month period
• Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 340A.412
• subdivision 12a
• transfers of wine
• commonly owned liquor stores
• inventory management

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Relevant Terms - off-sale intoxicating liquor license - transfer of wine - licensed premises - transferring premises - receiving premises - same licensee - wholesaler - Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement - Division of Public Safety - three-month period - subdivision 12a - Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 340A.412 - transfers of wine - commonly owned liquor stores