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340A.504, Minnesota Statute Page I of 2 2007 Minnesota Statutes 340A.504 HOURS AND DAYS OF SALE. Subdivision 1. 3.2 percent malt liquor. No sale of 3.2 percent malt liquor may be made between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on the days of Monday through Saturday, nor between 2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Subd. 2. Intoxicating liquor; on -sale. No sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the licensed premises may be made: (1) between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on the days of Monday through Saturday; (2) after 2:00 a.m. on Sundays, except as provided by subdivision 3. Subd. 2a. Certain dispensing exempt. Where a hotel possessing an on -sale intoxicating liquor license places containers of intoxicating liquor in cabinets in hotel rooms for the use of guests staying in those hotel rooms, and a charge is made for withdrawals from those cabinets, the dispensing of intoxicating liquor from those cabinets does not constitute a sale for purposes of subdivision 2. Subd. 3. Intoxicating liquor; Sunday sales; on -sale. (a) A restaurant, club, bowling center, or hotel with a seating capacity for at least 30 persons and which holds an on -sale intoxicating liquor license may sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises in conjunction with the sale of food between the hours of 10:00 a.m. on Sundays and 2:00 a.m. on Mondays. (L) An ,.,+,,l,1 :.l,, .t.serving .t. ,t:.b ,.q..r.:. Sun.-lays ,,.t .lt.,. « C. ...f ,. c.,,.. The license must be issued by the governing body of the municipality for a period of one year, and the fee for the license may not exceed $200. (c) A city may issue a Sunday intoxicating liquor license only if authorized to do so by the voters of the city voting on the question at a general or special election. A county may issue a Sunday intoxicating liquor license in a town only if authorized to do so by the voters of the town as provided in paragraph (d). A county may issue a Sunday intoxicating liquor license in unorganized territory only if authorized to do so by the voters of the election precinct that contains the licensed premises, voting on the question at a general or special election. (d) An election conducted in a town on the question of the issuance by the county of Sunday sales licenses to establishments located in the town must be held on the day of the annual election of town officers. (e) Voter approval is not required for licenses issued by the Metropolitan Airports Commission or common carrier licenses issued by the commissioner. Common carriers serving intoxicating liquor on Sunday must obtain a Sunday license from the commissioner at an annual fee of $75, plus $30 for each duplicate. 4, Subd. 4. Intoxicating liquor; off -sale. No sale of intoxicating liquor may be made by an off -sale licensee: (1) on Sundays; (2) before 8:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday; (3) on Thanksgiving Day; (4) on Christmas Day, December 25; or (5) after 8:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24. Subd. 5. Bottle clubs. No establishment licensed under section 340A.414, may permit a person to consume or display intoxicating liquor, and no person may consume or display intoxicating liquor between 1:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sundays, and between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Monday through Saturday. Subd. 6. Municipalities may limit hours. A municipality may further limit the hours of on and off sales of alcoholic beverages, provided that further restricted on -sale hours for intoxicating liquor must apply equally to on -sale hours of 3.2 percent malt liquor. A city may not permit the sale of alcoholic beverages during hours when the sale is prohibited by this section. https: / /www.revisor.leg. state .mn.us /statutes / ?id= 340A.504 5/27/2008