Taprooms such as Tin Whiskers might soon be allowed to sell alcohol on Sundays under a proposed ordinance change that will have a public hearing next week.

St. Paul City Council member Amy Brendmoen has introduced an ordinance that would allow taprooms to sell alcohol made on the premises on Sundays. The new rules would apply from 10 a.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. Monday and be subject to a special license and a $200 fee.

At the end of the last legislative session, Gov. Mark Dayton signed an omnibus liquor bill that allows breweries that serve their own beer to serve alcohol on Sundays, just like bars and brewpubs, pending city approval. The cities of Minneapolis and St. Louis Park quickly adopted the change.

Brendmoen’s taproom ordinance had its second reading Wednesday. The public can weigh in at a public hearing on July 23, with a final council vote expected Aug. 6.

In addition, micro-distilleries would be allowed to serve alcohol made on the premises in ‘cocktail rooms,’ or tasting rooms, after paying a $600 licensing fee. The recent change to state liquor laws does not address micro-distilleries, so the cocktail rooms will not be allowed to remain open on Sundays.

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