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25- <br />HANDBOOK FOR MINNESOTA CITIES <br />Abolishing a municipal liquor store <br />A city may discontinue the operation of a municipal liquor <br />store in several ways: <br />Minn. Stat. § 340A.412, subd. The liquor store must cease to operate if the city voters vote to <br />4(6). have the city become dry. In this case, it is uncertain whether <br />the municipal store must cease operations immediately after <br />the election, or whether it may continue to operate for the <br />balance of the year. <br />Minn. Stat. 340A.602. If a city liquor store has a net loss prior to any inter-fund <br />transfers in any two of three consecutive years, the city council <br />must hold a public hearing on the question of whether the city <br />shall continue to operate the liquor store. <br />The hearing must take place not more than 45 days prior to the <br />end of the fiscal year following the three -year period. After the <br />hearing, the council may, on its own motion, or must, upon <br />petition of five percent or more of the registered voters of the <br />city, submit the question of whether the city should continue <br />liquor store operations by a date determined by the city council <br />to the voters at the general or special election. <br />Finally, the council can, at any time, abolish the municipal <br />liquor dispensary or make changes in the manner of sale, such <br />as changing from off -sale only to on- and off -sale. In the first <br />case, the council would repeal the municipal liquor ordinance <br />and, in the other case, it would amend the ordinance. <br />After a city abolishes a municipal liquor store, it must <br />negotiate the sale of the fixtures and buildings. The clerk must <br />submit a certified inventory of the stock on hand to the liquor <br />control division, giving the brand names, the size and number <br />of containers, and the details of disposition. The clerk must <br />also submit the retailer's identification card to the division for <br />cancellation. <br />Split liquor <br />Minn. Stat. § 340A. Got, subds. The council of any city owning and operating a municipal <br />5-7. liquor store, on approval of a majority of those voting on the <br />question at a special election, may authorize on -sale liquor <br />licenses to clubs, hotels and restaurants. This authority <br />continues indefinitely. <br />350 <br />