{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-340a.3055","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 340A.3055","heading":"MANUFACTURER'S WAREHOUSE PERMIT.","body":"Subdivision 1. Permit required.\nNo brewer, malt liquor manufacturer, or intoxicating liquor manufacturer may import alcoholic beverages to a central warehouse, central distribution center, or holding area in Minnesota that the brewer or manufacturer owns or leases unless the brewer or manufacturer has obtained from the commissioner a manufacturer's warehouse permit for the facility. A manufacturer's warehouse permit allows a brewer or manufacturer to import alcoholic beverages for storage at the facility for which the permit is issued. No person other than a licensed wholesaler, or a motor carrier of property as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 27, or a common carrier as defined in section 218.011, subdivision 10, acting on behalf of a brewer, malt liquor manufacturer, intoxicating liquor manufacturer, or licensed wholesaler, may accept delivery from or pick up alcoholic beverages from the facility. A licensed wholesaler may distribute alcoholic beverages only from the wholesaler's warehouse.\nSubd. 2. Eligibility.\nA permit under this section may be issued only to a brewer, malt liquor manufacturer, or intoxicating liquor manufacturer:\n(1) whose manufacturing facility or facilities are located outside Minnesota; and\n(2) who holds a valid importer's license under section 340A.302.\nSubd. 3. Fee.\nThe annual fee for a permit under this section is $1,000.\nSubd. 4. Restriction on sale and deliveries.\nA holder of a permit under this section may sell alcoholic beverages stored in a facility to which a permit has been issued under this section only to:\n(1) a wholesaler licensed under this chapter;\n(2) a wholesaler licensed in another state; or\n(3) an out-of-state or out-of-country entity that sells alcoholic beverages at wholesale or retail.\nSubd. 5. Reports.\nA holder of a permit under this section must report monthly to the commissioner of revenue, in a form and at a time the commissioner prescribes:\n(1) all alcoholic beverages imported into Minnesota and delivered to the permit holder's facility; and\n(2) all sales of alcoholic beverages made from the facility.\nReports to the commissioner of revenue under this subdivision shall remain confidential unless a manufacturer authorizes the release of a report.","path":["TRADE REGULATIONS, CONSUMER PROTECTION","CHAPTER 340A. LIQUOR","MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALERS, IMPORTERS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/340A.3055","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:43Z","sha256":"20a97e14049897f597185fd30a5da03054fd08951d1ac3f172052134fdcbb991","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-340a.305","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-340a.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}