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STAFF ORIGINATOR: MEETING DATE: TOPIC: VOTE REQUIRED: INTRODUCTION CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 3A Julie Bartell, City Clerk July 27, 2015 On -Sale and Off -Sale Liquor Regulations, Amendments to the City Code (concurrent with 2015 State law changes) i. Consider 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 05-15, Amending Section 701.02, and Subdivision 1, to allow the off -sale of growlers on Sundays; ii. Consider 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 04-15, Amending Section 701.09, Subdivision 3, regarding Sunday on -sale hours 3/5 On May 1, 2015, the Governor signed into law the 2015 omnibus liquor law. The law amends Minnesota Statutes, to allow a brewer to sell growlers on Sunday. Also the "Bloody Mary" law amended the statutes to allow Sunday on -sales to begin at 8:00 a.m. These changes in state law require adoption by the city if the council wishes to incorporate them into local regulations. If the city does not wish to allow either, it need not change the code. There is interest from license holders in the city on both of these changes. BACKGROUND Growlers To allow a state -licensed brewer to sell off -sale of growlers on Sunday, the brewer will need an off -sale license and general approval from the city council. If a brewer already has an off -sale license to sell growlers, the city must approve Sunday growler sales in general, as well as the hours off -sale can occur. Since off -sales are allowed on all other days from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., staff is proposing the same hours for the off -sale of growlers on Sundays. No other off -sales are allowed on Sundays. Bloody Mary Law The City Code includes the hours that on -sale liquor sales are allowed in the city. Currently the holder of an on -sale license with Sunday sales may begin selling liquor at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. The new state law allows cities to change their regulations to allow Sunday sales beginning at 8:00 a.m. but only for licensed restaurants, clubs, bowling centers or hotels.