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This bill provides an exception to existing liquor licensing restrictions for Lake of the Woods County, specifically allowing the county to issue temporary liquor licenses for the Baudette Arena Association's premises, despite a current legal limitation that would normally prevent such licensing. The bill temporarily waives a specific provision in Minnesota Statutes (section 340A.412, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (7)) that would otherwise prohibit these temporary licenses. The new authorization becomes effective once the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners approves it and the county complies with standard state legislative procedures for local ordinances (Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021). By creating this specific exemption, the bill enables the local arena association to potentially host events with temporary liquor service that would not have been previously permitted under existing state law.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1655&ssn=0&y=2025