2025 Session Last amended: 1991 session

§ 340A.407 — Common Carriers

Plain-Language Summary

This section governs 3.2 percent malt liquor (low-alcohol beer) licenses issued by cities and counties. These are separate from intoxicating liquor licenses.

340A.407 COMMON CARRIERS.

The commissioner may issue an on-sale license to a person certificated by either the state or the United States of America, or an agency thereof, as a common carrier engaged in the business of transporting persons for hire in interstate or intrastate commerce to sell intoxicating or 3.2 percent malt liquor in a place where meals are sold. A license issued under this subdivision only authorizes the sale of intoxicating or 3.2 percent malt liquor to a bona fide passenger who is actually being transported in interstate or intrastate commerce.

History:

1985 c 305 art 6 s 7; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1991 c 249 s 31

History: History: 1985 c 305 art 6 s 7; 1987 c 152 art 1 s 1; 1991 c 249 s 31

Practical Notes

Some establishments sell only low-alcohol beer (3.2 percent). This requires a separate license from the city or county, which is typically easier and cheaper to get than a full liquor license.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes