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340A.412 LIQUOR 634 Subd. 9. License transfer. A license may be transferred with the consent of the issuing authority, provided that a license issued to a location at aracetrack licensed under chapter 240 may not be transferred. Where a license is held by a corporation, a change in ownership of ten percent or more of the stock of the corporation must be reported in writing to the authority who issued the license within. ten days of the transfer. Subd. 10. Employment of minors. No person under 18 years of age may serve or sell intoxicating liquor in a retail intoxicating liquor establishment. Subd. 11. Reissuance of licenses in certain cities. A city having territory in which the sale of intoxicating liquor has been prohibited by law or charter and in which real property taken for a public purpose by negotiation or eminent domain proceedings was. immediately prior to the taking, actually and lawfully used for the sale of intoxicating liquor, may reissue the license previously issued to the location at any otherwise lawful location in the city. A change of location due to taking after July 1, 1972. must have been accomplished by July 1. 1976, but these licenses may be renewed, reissued, transferred, or relocated after that date. Subd. 12.Of %site storage prohibition. A holder of a retail intoxicating liquor license or a municipal liquor store may not store any intoxicating liquor at any location other than the licensed premises except with the written permission of the commissioner. Subd. 13. First class cities; renewal of inactive licenses prohibited. A city of the first class may not renew an on —sale intoxicating liquor license if the holder of the license has not made on —sales authorized by the license at any time during the one—year period immediately prior to the date of renewal. Subd. 14. Exclusive liquor stores. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. an exclusive liquor store may sell only the following items: (1) alcoholic beverages: (2) tobacco products; (3) ice; (4) beverages for mixing with intoxicating liquor, (5) soft drinks; (6) liqueur — filled candies: (7) food products that contain more than one —half of one percent alcohol by volume: (8) cork extraction devices; (9) books and videos on the use of alcoholic beverages; (10) magazines and other publications published primarily for information and educa- tion on alcoholic beverages; and (11) home brewing equipment. (b) An exclusive liquor store that has an on —sale, or combination on —sale and off —sale license may sell food for on— premise consumption when authorized by the municipality is- suing the license. (c) An exclusive liquor store may offer live or recorded entertainment. History: 1985 c 305 an 6 s 12: 1985 c 309 s 10; 1 Sp1985 c 16 art 2 s 3 subd 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 40,41; 1987 c 152 art 1 3 1; 1987 c 310 3 11: 1991 c 249 s 13- 15.31; 1992c486s9: 1994c611 s22: 1995c198s10; 1998c364s6 340A.413 RESTRICTIONS ON THE NUMBER OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR LI- CENSES THAT MAY BE ISSUED. Subdivision 1. On —sale licenses. No on —sale intoxicating liquor license may be issued in any city except as provided in this section in excess of the following limits: (1) in cities of the first class, one license for every 1,500 population, up to 200 licenses: (2) in cities of the second class, not more than 18 licenses plus one for every 2500 popu- lation over 45,000; (3) in cities of the third class, not more than 12 licenses; (4) in cities of the fourth class. including cities whose acts of incorporation were re- pealed by Laws 1973, chapter 123. article V, section 5, not more than seven licenses; Page 29