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SF1939 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Amount of wine a winery may produce with a brewer taproom license modification

AI Generated Summary

This bill proposes an amendment to Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.26, subdivision 2, regarding the eligibility requirements for obtaining a brewer taproom license. Specifically, it seeks to modify the production limits for wineries to qualify for such a license.

Under the current law, a municipality cannot issue a brewer taproom license to a brewer producing more than 250,000 barrels of malt liquor annually. The bill extends this restriction to wineries, specifying that a winery producing more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually would also be ineligible for a brewer taproom license.

In summary, the bill ensures that large-scale wineries, like large-scale breweries, are restricted from obtaining a brewer taproom license, maintaining a production cap for eligibility.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 26, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 26, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 26, 2025HouseFloorActionReferred toCommerce and Consumer Protection
February 26, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toCommerce and Consumer Protection

Citations

 
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    "citation": "340A.26",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 2"
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