SF1588

Purpose

Authorize the city of Bloomington to issue on-sale malt liquor and on-sale wine licenses for the Dwan Golf Course, which the city owns.

Main Provisions

• The city of Bloomington may issue an on-sale malt liquor license and an on-sale wine license for the Dwan Golf Course.
• This authorization applies “notwithstanding any other law or ordinance to the contrary.”
• The Dwan Golf Course is located in and owned by the city.
• The license must follow Minnesota Statutes chapter 340A provisions that are not inconsistent with this section.
• The city is the licensee for this purpose.
• The license is to be treated under Minnesota Statutes sections 340A.603 and 340A.604 as if the establishment were a municipal liquor store.

Changes to Existing Law

• Establishes authority for a municipally owned golf course to host on-sale malt liquor and on-sale wine licenses.
• Requires the golf course to operate under the same licensing framework as a municipal liquor store, per 340A.603 and 340A.604.

Affected Parties and Implications

• City of Bloomington (as the licensee and operator of the licensing framework for the golf course)
• Dwan Golf Course (municipally owned property where on-site alcohol may be sold and consumed)
• Local residents and visitors who may purchase and consume malt liquor and wine on the golf course
• State and local liquor license compliance requirements, now applied to the golf course as a municipal liquor store would

Compliance and Licensing Details

• License types: on-sale malt liquor and on-sale wine.
• Licensing framework: follows Minnesota Statutes chapter 340A, with specific sections 340A.603 and 340A.604 applying as if the golf course were a municipal liquor store.

Relevant Terms on-sale malt liquor license, on-sale wine license, Dwan Golf Course, Bloomington, municipal liquor store, Minnesota Statutes chapter 340A, 340A.603, 340A.604, licensee, notwithstanding any other law, municipally owned, golf course, onsale.