MN SF4621

Amends the definition of "farm winery" in Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 340A.101, subdivision 11 to remove the requirement that the farm winery be "operated by the owner of a Minnesota farm."

Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 340A.315, subdivision 9, which required farm winery licenses to be issued only for operations on agricultural land with an agricultural classification, zone, or conditional use permit.

Maintains the existing requirement that farm wineries produce table, sparkling, or fortified wines from grapes, grape juice, other fruit bases, or honey with a majority of ingredients grown or produced in Minnesota.

Farm wineries with licenses issued prior to March 1, 2012 were already exempt from the agricultural land requirement before this repeal.