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19 <br /> • HANDBOOK FOR MINNESOTA CITIES <br /> Minn.Star§340A.414,subds. Under the consumption and display law,establishments must <br /> 5,6. receive a permit from the liquor control division of the state <br /> Department of Public Safety.The liquor control director must <br /> obtain approval from the city council before issuin.this <br /> permit.Permits are for one year,expiring annually on June 30. <br /> The fee for such permits is currently$150,but the statutes <br /> allow cities to impose an additional fee of not more than$300 <br /> per year.A city may not simultaneously require a license for <br /> these clubs,and may not grant bottle club licenses to <br /> businesses or clubs that do not have the state permit.The city, <br /> with the approval of the commissioner,may grant up to 10 <br /> one-day permits to nonprofit organizations in conjunction with <br /> a social activity sponsored by the city. <br /> A.G.Op.218-h-2(Aug. 1, Cities may,in some instances,impose more restrictive <br /> 1961). regulations than those in state law.For example,a city may <br /> enforce anti-spiking ordinances or local regulations limiting <br /> the time when such establishments may operate.Cities may <br /> also pass ordinances that forbid altogether the operation of <br /> such clubs or establishments within their boundaries. <br /> Municipal.Hqu.O' r <br /> ti <br /> Minn.Star.§340A.601-.604. Any Minnesota city with a population of 10,000 or less,except <br /> those that have been incorporated for less than two years,may <br /> own and operate a retail dispensary with off-sale liquor, <br /> on-sale liquor or both.A recently incorporated city may be <br /> able to establish a municipal liquor store in less than two years <br /> after incorporating if it was an urban town or major part of an <br /> urban town.Subsequent changes in population do not affect <br /> the ability of a city to operate a liquor store. <br /> Minn.Star§340A.601,subd. Once a city establishes a municipal store,all private <br /> 5. intoxicating liquor licensing in the city must cease,unless the <br /> city has opted for split liquor,or has annexed or consolidate <br /> %yilh a_n area and a priva�iior icon-e holder was located in .. <br /> the area.After the voters approve as lit liquor system,cities <br /> may issue on-sale licenses to hotels,clubs and restaurants. , <br /> 344 <br />