# Minn. Stat. § 340A.28: SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.28

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 340A.28
- **Heading:** SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 340A / Section 340A.28

## Text

§ Subdivision 1. License; limitations. A brewer licensed under section 340A.301 , subdivision 6, clause (c), (i), or (j), may be issued a license by a municipality for off-sale of malt liquor at its licensed premises that has been produced and packaged by the brewer. The license must be approved by the commissioner. A brewer may only have one license under this subdivision. The amount of malt liquor sold at off-sale may not exceed 750 barrels annually. Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores in the jurisdiction in which the brewer is located, and the malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores, except that malt liquor in growlers only may be sold at off-sale on Sundays. Sunday sales must be approved by the licensing jurisdiction and hours may be established by those jurisdictions. Packaging of malt liquor for off-sale under this subdivision must comply with section 340A.285 .

§ Subd. 2. Prohibition. A municipality may not issue a license under this section to a brewer if the brewer seeking the license, or any person having an economic interest in the brewer seeking the license or exercising control over the brewer seeking the license, is a brewer that brews more than 150,000 barrels of its own brands of malt liquor annually or a winery that produces more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually.

§ Subd. 3. Fee. The municipality shall impose a licensing fee on a brewer holding a license under this subdivision, subject to limitations applicable to license fees under section 340A.408, subdivision 3 , paragraph (a).

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.22 § 340A.22 MICRODISTILLERIES; DISTILLED SPIRIT MANUFACTURERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.22.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.24 § 340A.24 BREW PUBS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.24.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.26 § 340A.26 BREWER TAPROOMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.26.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.28 § 340A.28 SMALL BREWER OFF-SALE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.28.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.29 § 340A.29 OFF-SALE PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SMALL BREWERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.29.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.33 § 340A.33 BREW ON PREMISES STORE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.33.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.34 § 340A.34 WINEMAKING ON PREMISES STORE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.34.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.90 § 340A.90 CIVIL ACTION; INTOXICATION OF PERSON UNDER AGE 21.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.90.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.101 § 340A.101 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.101.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.201 § 340A.201 LIQUOR CONTROL AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.201.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.285 § 340A.285 GROWLERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.285.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.301 § 340A.301 MANUFACTURERS, BREWERS, AND WHOLESALERS LICENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.301.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.302 § 340A.302 IMPORTERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.302.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 340A.303 § 340A.303 TRANSFERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P324_342_C340A_S340A.303.md)

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