HF 3662 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 340A.22, subdivision 1 to modify how microdistilleries calculate annual production for purposes of operating cocktail rooms and off-sale locations.

• Excludes distilled spirits bottled under contract with a third-party from a microdistillery's annual production calculation if three conditions are met: the third party is an independent entity not owned or controlled by the licensee, the contract-bottled spirits are not available for sale or marketed at the microdistillery's licensed locations, and the spirits are available for distribution through wholesalers.

• Maintains the existing 50 percent on-premises production requirement for microdistilleries to operate cocktail rooms or conduct off-sale sales.

• Distilled spirits produced or in production prior to July 1, 2017 continue to be excluded from annual production calculations.

• Takes effect the day following final enactment.