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North St. Paul council tables draft ‘consumption and display’ permit ordinance after insurance, eligibility questions
Summary
The council delayed action on a draft ordinance that would allow businesses to permit customers to bring and consume their own alcohol, citing unresolved questions about insurance, eligibility, zoning and enforcement; a local entrepreneur who would use the permit described plans for a small wedding chapel at 2543 Seventh Avenue.
North St. Paul City Council members on March 4 discussed a draft ordinance to allow so-called "consumption and display" permits — a state-authorized category that lets customers bring and consume their own alcohol at private events — but voted to table the measure while staff flesh out insurance, eligibility and zoning details.
The draft presented to the council would allow a permit with eligibility broadly aligned to Minnesota statute (generally anyone without a felony conviction in the past five years or certain business types), a city fee up to the $300 statutory cap, and a required state $250 permit that triggers an on-site inspection by the Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED). City staff and councilmembers…
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