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Liquor Licensing

The City of Burnsville provides licenses for the following types of liquor:

On-Sale A & B/Sunday Liquor 
Off-Sale Liquor
Wine
3.2 On-Sale
3.2 Off-Sale
Community Festival
Temporary 3.2 Percent
Temporary On-Sale

The City institutes a Best Practices Alcohol Compliance Program.  The Best Practices Program is a joint effort by the City of Burnsville, health professionals, school officials, businesses, and alcohol vendors to eliminate illegal sales of alcohol to youth.  It is a voluntary program offered to liquor license holders in the city.  The program offers incentives to the licensees to undertake certain practices believed to be helpful in avoiding sales to minors.  All new applications for liquor license must include a completed Best Practices application.

The license period for all liquor licenses runs from July 1 to June 30.  Fees are pro-rated quarterly for new licenses.  Minimum processing time for new applications is approximately two months.

Liquor licenses are renewed yearly.

License are approved by Council at a public hearing.  Council meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month.

License applications (new and renewal) require an investigation which is a separate fee.

Licenses are not transferable.

Licenses are reported to the State Commissioner of Public Safety.

More information on liquor licenses is available from the Burnsville City Code,
Chapter 1: Intoxicating Liquor and 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor



HOURS OF OPERATION (City Code 3-1-8-5)
 

A)  Hours And Days Of Sale; Intoxicating Liquor: Except as provided in subsection (F) of this section, no sale of intoxicating liquor shall be made after two o'clock (2:00) A.M. on Sunday, nor until eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. on Monday. No on-sale shall be made between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. on any weekday. No on-sale shall be made after eight o'clock (8:00) P.M. on December 24. No off-sale shall be made before eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. or after eight o'clock (8:00) P.M. Monday through Thursday, and before eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. or after ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. on Friday and Saturday, except as provided herein. No off-sale shall be made on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, December 25; but on the evenings preceding such days, and on July 3 and December 31, if the sale of liquor is not otherwise prohibited on such evenings, off-sales may be made until ten o'clock (10:00) P.M., except that no off-sale shall be made on December 24 after eight o'clock (8:00) P.M.

(B)  Hours And Days Of Sale; 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor: No sale of 3.2 percent malt liquor shall be made between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. on any weekday Monday through Saturday, inclusive, nor shall any sale of 3.2 percent malt liquor be made on any Sunday between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and twelve o'clock (12:00) noon. (Ord. 891, 8-18-2003)

(C) Non-employees On-Sale A Premises: An on-sale A licensee shall not allow non-employees on the business premises from thirty (30) minutes after the sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited until the sale is again permitted. (Ord. 327, 9-6-1988)

(D)  Non-employees On 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor Premises: An on-sale 3.2 percent malt liquor licensee other than a licensee that operates a restaurant as defined in Minnesota statutes section 340A.101, subdivision 25, shall not conduct business on the licensed premises between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M., Monday through Saturday, inclusive, or on any Sunday between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) A.M., nor permit non-employees on the business premises from thirty (30) minutes after the sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited until the sale is again permitted. A licensee that operates a restaurant as defined in Minnesota statutes section 340A.101, subdivision 25, shall not display beer to the public or permit the public consumption of beer on the premises during the hours when the sale of beer is prohibited. (Ord. 891, 8-18-2003)

(E)  Non-employees On Premises: Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this section, on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses and on-sale 3.2 percent malt liquor licenses may keep the premises open for its normal business purposes during the hours that the sale of intoxicating and 3.2 percent malt liquor is prohibited; provided, that there be no sale, consumption or display of intoxicating or 3.2 percent malt liquor during the hours in which the sale or consumption of liquor is prohibited; and provided, that the licensee has closed off all access to the bar area in a manner approved by the city council. (Ord. 327, 9-6-1988; amd. Ord. 634, 8-5-1996)

(F)  On-Sale Sunday Liquor Sale Hours: An on-sale Sunday liquor sale license shall permit the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises in conjunction with the sale of food between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. and two o'clock (2:00) A.M. on the following Monday; provided, that the licensee is in compliance with the Minnesota clean air act, Minnesota statutes section 144.411 et seq. (Ord. 891, 8-18-2003)

(G)  Employees On-Sale A Premises: An on-sale A licensee shall not permit employees to consume intoxicating liquor after thirty (30) minutes after the sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited. (Ord. 466, 9-21-1992)

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