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Council amends alcohol ordinance, sets off‑sale license effective date for Jan. 1, 2027; retailers urge fair fee structure
Summary
Council amended a comprehensive rewrite of the alcohol ordinance to set a new effective date of Jan. 1, 2027, giving licensees and staff time to prepare. Marketplace Foods and local beverage trade groups voiced concerns at public comment about fairness and enforcement for a proposed separate off‑sale license.
The Minot City Council unanimously amended a rewrite of the city’s alcohol ordinance on Jan. 5 to set the ordinance’s effective date to Jan. 1, 2027, and approved the draft on first reading.
City Attorney explained that the primary substantive change in the draft is the creation of a separate off‑sale liquor license category in section 5‑12; the attorney recommended an effective date of January 1, 2027 so licensees and…
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