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MN Stat § 299F.850 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.850 — Cigarette Fire Safety Definitions.

299F.850 CIGARETTE FIRE SAFETY DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in sections 299F.850 to 299F.859 have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Agent. "Agent" means any person licensed by the commissioner of revenue to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of cigarettes. Subd. 3. Cigarette. "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, the wrapper or cover of which is made of paper or any other substance or material except tobacco. Subd. 4. Manufacturer. "Manufacturer" means: (1) any entity that manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes or causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced anywhere that the manufacturer intends to be sold in the state, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer; (2) the first purchaser anywhere that intends to resell in the United States cigarettes manufactured anywhere that the original manufacturer or maker does not intend to be sold in the United States; or (3) any entity that becomes a successor of an entity described in clause (1) or (2). Subd. 5. Quality control and quality assurance program. "Quality control and quality assurance program" means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing. This program ensures that the testing repeatability remains within the required repeatability values stated in section 299F.851, subdivision 1, paragraph (g), for all test trials used to certify cigarettes in accordance with sections 299F.850 to 299F.859. Subd. 6. Repeatability. "Repeatability" means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall 95 percent of the time. Subd. 7. Retail dealer. "Retail dealer" means any person, other than a wholesale dealer, engaged in selling cigarettes or tobacco products. Subd. 8. Sale. "Sale" means any transfer of title or possession or both, exchange or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatever or any agreement therefore. In addition to cash and credit sales, the giving of cigarettes as samples, prizes, or gifts and the exchanging of cigarettes for any consideration other than money, are considered sales. Subd. 9. Sell. "Sell" means to make a sale or to offer or agree to make a sale. Subd. 10. Wholesale dealer. "Wholesale dealer" means any person who (1) sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or other persons for purposes of resale or (2) owns, operates, or maintains one or more cigarette or tobacco product vending machines in, at, or upon premises owned or occupied by any other person. History:  2007 c 54 art 7 s 10,22  NOTE: This section is repealed if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this section is adopted and becomes effective. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 7, section 22.
MN Stat § 299F.852 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.852 — Certification And Product Change.

299F.852 CERTIFICATION AND PRODUCT CHANGE. Subdivision 1. Attestation. Each manufacturer shall submit to the state fire marshal a written certification attesting that each cigarette listed in the certification: (1) has been tested in accordance with section 299F.851; and (2) meets the performance standard set forth in section 299F.851, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). Subd. 2. Description. Each cigarette listed in the certification must be described with the following information: (1) brand or trade name on the package; (2) style, such as light or ultra light; (3) length in millimeters; (4) circumference in millimeters; (5) flavor, such as menthol or chocolate, if applicable; (6) filter or nonfilter; (7) package description, such as soft pack or box; (8) marking approved in accordance with section 299F.853; (9) the name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the manufacturer that conducted the test; and (10) the date that the testing occurred. Subd. 3. Information availability. The certifications must be made available to the attorney general for purposes consistent with this section and the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this subdivision. Subd. 4. Recertification. Each cigarette certified under this subdivision must be recertified every three years. Subd. 5. Fee. For each cigarette listed in a certification, a manufacturer shall pay to the state fire marshal a $250 fee, to be deposited in the reduced cigarette ignition propensity account described in section 299F.857. Subd. 6. Retesting. If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to this section, and thereafter makes any change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by sections 299F.850 to 299F.859, that cigarette must not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards set forth in section 299F.851 and maintains records of that retesting as required by section 299F.851. Any altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard set forth in section 299F.851 may not be sold in this state. History:  2007 c 54 art 7 s 12,22  NOTE: This section is repealed if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this section is adopted and becomes effective. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 7, section 22.
MN Stat § 299F.853 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.853 — Marking And Cigarette Packaging.

299F.853 MARKING AND CIGARETTE PACKAGING. (a) Cigarettes that are certified by a manufacturer in accordance with section 299F.852 must be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of section 299F.851. The marking must be in eight-point type or larger and consist of: (1) modification of the product UPC code to include a visible mark printed at or around the area of the UPC code, which may consist of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved, embossed, or printed in conjunction with the UPC; (2) any visible combination of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved, or embossed upon the cigarette package or cellophane wrap; or (3) printed, stamped, engraved, or embossed text that indicates that the cigarettes meet the standards of sections 299F.850 to 299F.859. (b) A manufacturer shall use only one marking and shall apply this marking uniformly for all brands marketed by that manufacturer and all packages, including but not limited to packs, cartons, and cases. (c) The state fire marshal must be notified as to the marking that is selected. (d) Prior to the certification of any cigarette, a manufacturer shall present its proposed marking to the state fire marshal for approval. Upon receipt of the request, the state fire marshal shall approve or disapprove the marking offered, except that the state fire marshal shall approve any marking in use and approved for sale in New York pursuant to the New York "Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes." Proposed markings are deemed approved if the state fire marshal fails to act within ten business days of receiving a request for approval. (e) No manufacturer shall modify its approved marking unless the modification has been approved by the state fire marshal in accordance with this section. (f) Manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with section 299F.852 shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sell cigarettes, and shall also provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the package marking utilized by the manufacturer pursuant to this section for each retail dealer to which the wholesale dealers or agents sell cigarettes. Wholesale dealers and agents shall provide a copy of these package markings received from manufacturers to all retail dealers to whom they sell cigarettes. Wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers shall permit the state fire marshal, the commissioner of revenue, the attorney general, and their employees to inspect markings of cigarette packaging marked in accordance with this section. History:  2007 c 54 art 7 s 13,22  NOTE: This section is repealed if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this section is adopted and becomes effective. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 7, section 22.
MN Stat § 299F.855 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.855 — Implementation.

299F.855 IMPLEMENTATION. Subdivision 1. Rules. The commissioner of public safety, in consultation with the state fire marshal, may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 14, necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 299F.850 to 299F.859. Subd. 2. Commissioner of revenue. The commissioner of revenue in the regular course of conducting inspections of wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers, as authorized under chapter 297F, may inspect cigarettes to determine if the cigarettes are marked as required by section 299F.853. If the cigarettes are not marked as required, the commissioner of revenue shall notify the state fire marshal. History:  2007 c 54 art 7 s 15,22  NOTE: This section is repealed if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this section is adopted and becomes effective. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 7, section 22.
MN Stat § 299F.856 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.856 — Inspection.

299F.856 INSPECTION. To enforce sections 299F.850 to 299F.859, the attorney general and the state fire marshal may examine the books, papers, invoices, and other records of any person in possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offered for sale, as well as the stock of cigarettes on the premises. Every person in the possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, sold, or offered for sale is hereby directed and required to give the attorney general and the state fire marshal the means, facilities, and opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section. History:  2007 c 54 art 7 s 16,22  NOTE: This section is repealed if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this section is adopted and becomes effective. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 7, section 22.
MN Stat § 299F.857 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.857 — Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Account.

299F.857 REDUCED CIGARETTE IGNITION PROPENSITY ACCOUNT. The reduced cigarette ignition propensity account is established in the state treasury. The account consists of all money recovered as penalties under section 299F.854 and fees collected under section 299F.852, subdivision 5. The money must be deposited to the credit of the account and, in addition to any other money made available for such purpose, is appropriated to the state fire marshal for costs associated with the development and presentation of fire and life safety education programs throughout Minnesota, and all costs associated with sections 299F.850 to 299F.859. History: 2007 c 54 art 7 s 17,22; 1Sp2019 c 5 art 2 s 6 NOTE: This section is repealed if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this section is adopted and becomes effective. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 7, section 22.
MN Stat § 299F.858 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.858 — Sale Outside Of Minnesota.

299F.858 SALE OUTSIDE OF MINNESOTA. Sections 299F.850 to 299F.859 do not prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of section 299F.851 if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States and that person or entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that such cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to persons located in Minnesota. History:  2007 c 54 art 7 s 18,22  NOTE: This section is repealed if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this section is adopted and becomes effective. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 7, section 22.
MN Stat § 299F.859 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.859 — Local Regulation.

299F.859 LOCAL REGULATION. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the local governmental units of this state may neither enact nor enforce any ordinance or other local law or regulation conflicting with, or preempted by, any provision of sections 299F.850 to 299F.858 or with any policy of this state expressed by sections 299F.850 to 299F.858, whether that policy be expressed by inclusion of a provision in sections 299F.850 to 299F.858 or by exclusion of that subject from sections 299F.850 to 299F.858. History:  2007 c 54 art 7 s 19,22  NOTE: This section is repealed if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this section is adopted and becomes effective. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 7, section 22.
MN Stat § 299J.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.01 — Authority Of Office Of Pipeline Safety.

299J.01 AUTHORITY OF OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY. The commissioner of public safety shall, to the extent authorized by agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation, act as agent for the United States Secretary of Transportation to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 2001 to 2014, the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 1671 to 1686, and federal pipeline safety regulations with respect to interstate pipelines located within this state. The commissioner shall, to the extent authorized by federal law, regulate pipelines in the state as authorized by sections 299J.01 to 299J.17 and 299F.56 to 299F.641. History:  1987 c 353 s 22; 1989 c 244 s 18
MN Stat § 299J.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.02 — Definitions.

299J.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 299J.01 to 299J.17. Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety. Subd. 3. Director. "Director" means the director of the Office of Pipeline Safety. Subd. 4. Emergency. "Emergency" means a condition that poses a clear and immediate danger to life or health or that threatens a significant loss of property. Subd. 5. Emergency release. "Emergency release" means a release that poses a clear and immediate danger to life or health or that threatens a significant loss of property. Subd. 6. Emergency responder. "Emergency responder" means a fire department or company, a law enforcement official or office, an ambulance or other emergency rescue service, or the Division of Emergency Management created by section 12.04, subdivision 1. Subd. 7. Gas. "Gas" has the meaning given it in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 192.3. Subd. 8. Hazardous liquid. "Hazardous liquid" means "hazardous liquid" and "highly volatile liquid" as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 195.2. Subd. 8a. LNG; liquefied natural gas. "LNG" or "liquefied natural gas" means natural gas or synthetic gas having as its major constituent methane that has been changed to a liquid or semisolid. Subd. 8b. LNG facility. "LNG facility" means a pipeline facility that is used for liquefying or solidifying natural gas or synthetic gas or transferring, storing, or vaporizing liquefied natural gas. Subd. 9. Local governmental unit. "Local governmental unit" means a county, town, or statutory or home rule charter city. Subd. 10. Person. "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other business entity or a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of any of them. Subd. 11. Pipeline. "Pipeline" means: (1) pipe with a nominal diameter of six inches or more, located in the state, that is used to transport hazardous liquids, but does not include pipe used to transport a hazardous liquid by gravity, and pipe used to transport or store a hazardous liquid within a refining, storage, or manufacturing facility; or (2) pipe operated at a pressure of more than 275 pounds per square inch that carries gas. Subd. 12. Pipeline operator. "Pipeline operator" means a person who owns or operates a pipeline or LNG facility. Subd. 13. Release. "Release" means a spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, leaching, dumping, disposing, flowing, or any other uncontrolled escape of a hazardous liquid or gas from a pipeline or gas from a LNG facility. History:  1987 c 71 s 2; 1987 c 353 s 23; 1992 c 386 s 1-4
MN Stat § 299J.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.03 — Office Of Pipeline Safety.

299J.03 OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Office of Pipeline Safety is under the control of a director appointed by the commissioner and serving at the commissioner's pleasure in the unclassified service. The commissioner shall employ in the Office of Pipeline Safety inspectors and other professional and clerical staff who serve in the classified service. Subd. 2. Qualifications. (a) The director of the office must be knowledgeable in the operation and safety aspects of pipelines. (b) Inspectors must have scientific or technical training or experience that demonstrates in-depth knowledge of pipeline engineering technology and pipeline safety. (c) Inspectors shall complete courses at the Transportation Safety Institute and be certified by the institute as soon as possible following appointment. (d) Inspectors shall meet the qualifications established by the federal government in order for the state to participate in the pipeline safety grant programs under the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, Public Law 90-481, and the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, United States Code, title 49, section 60101 et seq. History:  1987 c 353 s 24; 1989 c 244 s 19; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 49
MN Stat § 299J.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.04 — Duties Of Office Of Pipeline Safety.

299J.04 DUTIES OF OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY. Subdivision 1. General duties. The commissioner shall: (1) enforce sections 216D.01 to 216D.09, as provided in sections 216D.08 and 216D.09; (2) maintain a database of all pipeline and LNG facility emergency releases; (3) inspect, as necessary, any record, map, or written procedure required by sections 299J.01 to 299J.17 to be kept by a pipeline operator concerning the reporting of emergency releases, and the design, construction, testing, or operation and maintenance of pipelines and LNG facilities; and (4) adopt rules to implement sections 299J.01 to 299J.17. The rules adopted under clause (4) must treat separately and distinguish between hazardous liquid and gas pipelines and must be compatible with federal laws and regulations. Subd. 2. Delegated duties. (a) The commissioner shall seek and accept federal designation of the office's pipeline inspectors as federal agents for the purposes of enforcement of the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 2001 to 2014, the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 1671 to 1686, and federal rules adopted to implement those acts. The commissioner shall establish and submit to the United States Secretary of Transportation an inspection program that complies with requirements for delegated interstate agent inspection authority. (b) To the extent that federal delegation of interstate agent inspection authority permits, the inspection program for interstate pipelines and LNG facilities must be the same as the inspection program for intrastate pipelines and LNG facilities. If the United States Secretary of Transportation delegates inspection authority to the state as provided in this subdivision, the commissioner, at a minimum, shall do the following to carry out the delegated federal authority: (1) inspect pipelines and LNG facilities periodically as specified in the inspection program; (2) collect inspection fees; (3) order and oversee the testing of pipelines and LNG facilities as authorized by federal law and regulations; and (4) file reports with the United States Secretary of Transportation as required to maintain the delegated inspection authority. Subd. 3.  [Repealed by amendment, 1989 c 244 s 20] Subd. 4.  [Repealed by amendment, 1989 c 244 s 20] History:  1987 c 353 s 25; 1989 c 244 s 20; 1992 c 386 s 5
MN Stat § 299J.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.05 — Pipeline Setback Ordinance.

299J.05 PIPELINE SETBACK ORDINANCE. (a) The commissioner shall adopt, by December 31, 1990, a model ordinance under chapter 14 requiring a setback from pipelines in areas where residential or other development is allowed. The model ordinance must apply only to new development and not to development that has occurred, or for which development permits have been issued, before the effective date of the ordinance. (b) By August 1, 1991, each statutory or home rule charter city, town, or county that has planning and zoning authority under sections 366.10 to 366.181, 394.21 to 394.37, or 462.351 to 462.365, and in which a pipeline is located, shall adopt a pipeline setback ordinance that meets or exceeds the minimum standards of the model ordinance and is approved by the commissioner. The model ordinance applies in a jurisdiction where the local governmental unit does not adopt a setback ordinance that is approved by the commissioner by August 1, 1991. History:  1987 c 353 s 26; 1989 c 244 s 21
MN Stat § 299J.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.07 — Penalties For Failing To Report Emergency Release.

299J.07 PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO REPORT EMERGENCY RELEASE. Subdivision 1. Duty to report. A pipeline operator shall immediately report by telephone to the emergency response center established by the commissioner of public safety an emergency release from the operator's pipeline or LNG facility. Subd. 2. Felony. (a) An employee of a pipeline operator who has responsibility to make the report under subdivision 1 is guilty of a felony if: (1) the employee knows or has reason to know that an emergency release exists; (2) the employee does not immediately report the release to the commissioner of public safety; and (3) the emergency release causes the death of an individual or great bodily harm as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 8. (b) A person convicted under this subdivision may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years or payment of a fine of not more than $14,000, or both. History:  1987 c 353 s 28; 1992 c 386 s 6