SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Today, the Minnesota House approved legislation to allow restaurants with on-sale liquor licenses to sell certain alcoholic beverages with takeout food orders during the current COVID-19 peacetime emergency. Diners can purchase beverages limited to a 750ml bottle of wine or six-pack of beer, wine, cider, or hard seltzer in their unopened, original packaging along with their meal.
Rep. Jack Considine (DFL – Mankato) voted for the legislation and issued the following statement:
“Restaurants throughout the state are hurting right now, and owners, management, and employees are struggling with this economic crisis they’ve found themselves in due to no fault of their own. This legislation isn’t the answer to the whole problem, but I hope it will help boost revenues to help them with their curbside and takeout business. Our mom-and-pop local eateries are facing the biggest challenge to weather this storm, and I hope folks will make an extra effort to patronize them if they are able to do so during this terrible situation.”