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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
It is a gross misdemeanor:
(1) to sell an alcoholic beverage without a license authorizing the sale;
(2) for a licensee to refuse or neglect to obey a lawful direction or order of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent, withhold information or a document the commissioner calls for examination, obstruct or mislead the commissioner in the execution of the commissioner's duties or swear falsely under oath;
(3) to violate the provisions ofsections 340A.301to340A.312;
(4) to violate the provisions ofsection 340A.508;
(5) for any person, partnership, or corporation to knowingly have or possess direct or indirect interest in more than one off-sale intoxicating liquor license in a municipality in violation ofsection 340A.412, subdivision 3;
(6) to sell or otherwise dispose of intoxicating liquor within 1,000 feet of a state hospital, training school, reformatory, prison, or other institution under the supervision and control, in whole or in part, of the Direct Care and Treatment executive board or the commissioner of corrections;
(7) to violate the provisions ofsection 340A.502;
(8) except as otherwise provided insection 340A.701, to violate the provisions ofsection 340A.503, subdivision 2, clause (1) or (3);
(9) to withhold any information, book, paper, or other thing called for by the commissioner for the purpose of an examination;
(10) to obstruct or mislead the commissioner in the execution of the commissioner's duties;
(11) to swear falsely concerning any matter stated under oath; or
(12) to violate the provisions ofsection 340A.503, subdivision 5, after having been convicted previously of violatingsection 340A.503, subdivision 5.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection (Ch. 324-341) § 340A.702. Gross misdemeanors - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/trade-regulations-consumer-protection-ch-324-341/mn-st-sect-340a-702/
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