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MN Stat § 325E.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.38 — Sale Of Certain Cfc Products Prohibited.

325E.38 SALE OF CERTAIN CFC PRODUCTS PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Motor vehicle coolants. A person may not offer for sale or sell CFC coolants in containers weighing less than 15 pounds that are designed for or are suitable for use in motor vehicle air conditioners except to persons who possess CFC recycling equipment and who present proof of ownership of CFC recycling equipment at the time of purchase. Subd. 2. Solvents. A person may not offer for sale or sell solvents containing CFCs in containers weighing 15 pounds or less. Subd. 3. Party streamers. A person may not offer for sale or sell CFC propelled party streamers. Subd. 4. Noise horns. A person may not offer for sale or sell CFC noise horns. Subd. 5. CFC definition. For purposes of this section, the term "CFC" has the definition given in section 116.70, subdivision 3. Subd. 6. Applicability to new chemicals. For each new chemical added to section 116.70, subdivision 3, after the effective date of Laws 1990, chapter 560, the application of this section to the new chemical is effective on the date specified for elimination of production of that chemical in the Montreal Treaty. History:   1990 c 560 art 2 s 8
MN Stat § 325E.381 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.381 — Perchloroethylene Prohibition.

325E.381 PERCHLOROETHYLENE PROHIBITION. After December 31, 2025, using perchloroethylene as a dry cleaning solvent is prohibited. History:   2021 c 5 s 2
MN Stat § 325E.385 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.385 — Products Containing Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether.

325E.385 PRODUCTS CONTAINING POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of sections 325E.386 to 325E.388, the terms in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Commercial decabromodiphenyl ether. "Commercial decabromodiphenyl ether" means the chemical mixture of decabromodiphenyl ether, including associated polybrominated diphenyl ether impurities not intentionally added. Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. Subd. 4. Manufacturer. "Manufacturer" means any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, governmental entity, organization, or joint venture that produces a product containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers or an importer or domestic distributor of a noncomestible product containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Subd. 5. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers or PBDE's. "Polybrominated diphenyl ethers" or "PBDE's" means chemical forms that consist of diphenyl ethers bound with bromine atoms. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers include, but are not limited to, the three primary forms of the commercial mixtures known as pentabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenyl ether, and decabromodiphenyl ether. Subd. 6. Retailer. "Retailer" means a person who offers a product for sale at retail through any means, including, but not limited to, remote offerings such as sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet, but does not include a sale that is a wholesale transaction with a distributor or a retailer. Subd. 7. Used product. "Used product" means any product that has been previously owned, purchased, or sold in commerce. Used product does not include any product manufactured after January 1, 2008. History:   2007 c 57 art 1 s 149
MN Stat § 325E.386 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.386 — Products Containing Certain Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Banned; Exemptions.

325E.386 PRODUCTS CONTAINING CERTAIN POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS BANNED; EXEMPTIONS. Subdivision 1. Penta- and octabromodiphenyl ethers. Except as provided in subdivision 2, beginning January 1, 2008, a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product or flame-retardant part of a product containing more than one-tenth of one percent of pentabromodiphenyl ether or octabromodiphenyl ether by mass. Subd. 2. Exemptions. The following products containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers are exempt from subdivision 1 and section 325E.387, subdivision 2: (1) the sale or distribution of any used transportation vehicle with component parts containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers; (2) the sale or distribution of any used transportation vehicle parts or new transportation vehicle parts manufactured before January 1, 2008, that contain polybrominated diphenyl ethers; (3) the manufacture, sale, repair, distribution, maintenance, refurbishment, or modification of equipment containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers and used primarily for military or federally funded space program applications. This exemption does not cover consumer-based goods with broad applicability; (4) the sale or distribution by a business, charity, public entity, or private party of any used product containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers; (5) the manufacture, sale, or distribution of new carpet cushion made from recycled foam containing more than one-tenth of one percent polybrominated diphenyl ether; (6) medical devices; or (7) the manufacture, sale, repair, distribution, maintenance, refurbishment, or modification of telecommunications equipment containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers used by entities eligible to hold authorization in the Public Safety Pool under Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, part 90. In-state retailers in possession of products on January 1, 2008, that are banned for sale under subdivision 1 may exhaust their stock through sales to the public. Nothing in this section restricts the ability of a manufacturer, importer, or distributor from transporting products containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers through the state, or storing such products in the state for later distribution outside the state. History:  2007 c 57 art 1 s 150; 2008 c 277 art 1 s 70
MN Stat § 325E.387 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.387 — Review Of Decabromodiphenyl Ether.

325E.387 REVIEW OF DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER. Subdivision 1. Commissioner duties. The commissioner in consultation with the commissioners of health and public safety shall review uses of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether, availability of technically feasible and safer alternatives, fire safety, and any evidence regarding the potential harm to public health and the environment posed by commercial decabromodiphenyl ether and the alternatives. The commissioner must consult with key stakeholders. The commissioner must also review the findings from similar state and federal agencies and must report their findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature no later than January 15, 2008. Subd. 2. State procurement. By January 1, 2008, the commissioner of administration shall make available for purchase and use by all state agencies equipment, supplies, and other products that do not contain polybrominated diphenyl ethers, unless exempted under section 325E.386, subdivision 2. History:   2007 c 57 art 1 s 151
MN Stat § 325E.388 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.388 — Penalties.

325E.388 PENALTIES. A manufacturer who violates sections 325E.386 to 325E.388 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation in the case of a first offense. A manufacturer is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each repeat offense. Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to the commissioner to implement and enforce this section. History:   2007 c 57 art 1 s 152
MN Stat § 325E.3891 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.3891 — Cadmium In Children's Jewelry.

325E.3891 CADMIUM IN CHILDREN'S JEWELRY. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the term: (1) "accessible" has the meaning given in section 3.1.2 of the ASTM International Safety Specification on Toy Safety, F-963; (2) "child" means an individual who is six years of age or younger; and (3) "children's jewelry" shall have the meaning set forth in section 325E.389, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). Subd. 2. Prohibitions. Cadmium in any surface coating or accessible substrate material of metal or plastic components of children's jewelry shall not exceed 75 parts per million, as determined through solubility testing for heavy metals defined in the ASTM International Safety Specification on Toy Safety, ASTM standard F-963 and subsequent versions of this standard, if the product is sold in this state unless this requirement is superseded by a federal standard regulating cadmium in children's jewelry. This section shall not regulate any product category for which an existing federal standard regulates cadmium exposure in surface coatings and accessible substrate materials as required under ASTM F-963. Subd. 3. Manufacturer or wholesaler. No manufacturer or wholesaler may sell or offer for sale in this state children's jewelry that fails to meet the requirements of subdivision 2. Subd. 4. Retailer. No retailer may sell or offer for sale in this state children's jewelry that fails to meet the requirements of subdivision 2. This subdivision does not apply to sales or free distribution of jewelry by a nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or to isolated and occasional sales of jewelry not made in the normal course of business. Subd. 5. Enforcement. The attorney general shall enforce this section under section 8.31. History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 27
MN Stat § 325E.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.39 — Telephone Advertising Services.

325E.39 TELEPHONE ADVERTISING SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "telephone advertising service" means a service that enables advertisers to make recorded personal or other advertisements available to respondents by means of voice mail or another messaging device accessed by telephone. "Telephone advertising service" does not mean advertisements for telephone services or a newspaper or other medium of mass communication that publishes an advertisement for a telephone advertising service. Subd. 2. Verification and identification. A person who operates a telephone advertising service in this state shall: (1) verify the placement of an advertisement that includes the advertiser's telephone number or other information that enables respondents to identify and communicate directly with the advertiser by calling the listed number or otherwise communicating with the person identified as the advertiser to ensure that the person placed or consented to the placement of the advertisement; and (2) in any advertising for the telephone advertising service, provide a business mailing address or business telephone number sufficient to enable persons to communicate with the business operation of the service. History:   1992 c 377 s 2
MN Stat § 325E.395 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.395 — Facsimile Transmission Of Unsolicited Advertising Materials.

325E.395 FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OF UNSOLICITED ADVERTISING MATERIALS. Subdivision 1. Telephone number and address required; notice. (a) A person conducting business in this state may not make or cause to be made a facsimile transmission of documents consisting of unsolicited advertising material for the lease, sale, rental, gift offer, or other disposition of property or services unless the person establishes a toll-free telephone number that a recipient of the unsolicited documents may call to notify the sender not to transmit to the recipient unsolicited documents. (b) Unsolicited facsimile transmissions subject to this section must include a statement, in at least 9-point type, informing the recipient of the toll-free telephone number the recipient may call, and an address the recipient may write to, to notify the sender not to transmit to the recipient unsolicited documents to the facsimile number specified by the recipient. (c) Upon receiving a request not to transmit unsolicited documents, no person or entity conducting business in this state may make or cause to be made any unsolicited facsimile transmissions of documents to the person making the request. Subd. 2. Exception. This section does not apply to the transmission of documents by a telecommunications service provider to the extent that the telecommunications service provider merely provides transmission facilities. Subd. 3. Remedies and penalties. A person who is found to have violated this section is subject to the penalties and remedies, including a private right of action, as provided in section 8.31. History:   1993 c 197 s 1
MN Stat § 325E.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.40 — Sale Of Petroleum-based Sweeping Compound Products Prohibited.

325E.40 SALE OF PETROLEUM-BASED SWEEPING COMPOUND PRODUCTS PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Prohibition. A person may not offer for sale or sell any sweeping compound product that the person knows contains petroleum oil. Subd. 2. Labeling. The manufacturer of sweeping compound that is to be sold in this state shall label the packaging for the compound to clearly indicate the type of oil contained in the compound. Subd. 3. Enforcement. In addition to the enforcement mechanisms available for this chapter, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may enforce this section under section 116.072. History:   1992 c 593 art 1 s 36
MN Stat § 325E.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.41 — Deceptive Trade Practices; Environmental Marketing Claims.

325E.41 DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETING CLAIMS. Subdivision 1. Adoption of federal guides. (a) Environmental marketing claims made by a manufacturer, packager, wholesaler, or retailer for a product sold or offered for sale or distribution in this state, including those related to the product's packaging, must conform to the standards or be consistent with the examples contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 260, "Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims" regarding general environmental benefits claims, claims that a product or package is degradable, compostable, recyclable, or contains recycled content, and claims relating to source reduction, refillability, or ozone safety. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an environmental claim unless the claim is made in an attempt to influence purchasing decisions by end users of the product. Subd. 2. Investigation; enforcement. A person who violates this section is subject to the penalties and remedies in section 8.31. History:   1996 c 359 s 2
MN Stat § 325E.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.42 — Deceptive Trade Practices; Gambling Advertising And Marketing Claims.

325E.42 DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES; GAMBLING ADVERTISING AND MARKETING CLAIMS. Subdivision 1. Regulation. All advertising or marketing materials relating to the conduct of any form of legal gambling in Minnesota, including informational or promotional materials, must: (1) be sufficiently clear to prevent deception; and (2) not overstate expressly, or by implication, the attributes or benefits of participating in legal gambling. Subd. 2. Attorney general's actions. The attorney general may bring an action against any person violating this section in accordance with section 8.31, except that no private action is permitted to redress or correct a violation of this section. Subd. 3. Advertising media excluded. This section applies to actions of the owner, publisher, agent, or employee of newspapers, magazines, other printed matter, or radio or television stations or other advertising media used for the publication or dissemination of an advertisement or marketing materials, only if the owner, publisher, agent, or employee has been personally served with a certified copy of a court order or consent judgment or agreement prohibiting the publication of particular gambling advertising or marketing materials and thereafter publishes such materials. History:   1994 c 633 art 8 s 2
MN Stat § 325E.491 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.491 — Definitions.

325E.491 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purpose of section 325E.492, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Performing group. "Performing group" means a vocal or instrumental group seeking to use the name of another group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under that name. Subd. 3. Recording group. "Recording group" means a vocal or instrumental group at least one of whose members has previously released a commercial sound recording under that group's name and in which the member or members have a legal right by virtue of use or operation under the group name without having abandoned the name or affiliation with the group. Subd. 4. Sound recording. "Sound recording" means a work that results from the fixation on a material object of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds regardless of the nature of the material object, such as a disk, tape, or other phono-record, in which the sounds are embodied. History:   2008 c 191 s 1
MN Stat § 325E.492 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.492 — Production.

325E.492 PRODUCTION. It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise or conduct a live musical performance or production in this state through the use of a false, deceptive, or misleading affiliation, connection, or association between a performing group and a recording group. This section does not apply if any of the following apply: (1) the performing group is the authorized registrant and owner of a federal service mark for that group registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office; (2) at least one member of the performing group was a member of the recording group and has a legal right by virtue of use or operation under the group name without having abandoned the name or affiliation with the group; (3) the live musical performance or production is identified in all advertising and promotion as a salute or tribute; (4) the advertising does not relate to a live musical performance or production taking place in this state; or (5) the performance or production is expressly authorized by the recording group. History:   2008 c 191 s 2
MN Stat § 325E.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.50 — Definitions.

325E.50 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. For purposes of sections 325E.50 to 325E.57, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Copyright owner. "Copyright owner" means the owner of a copyright of a nondramatic musical work recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws of the United States under United States Code, title 17, sections 101 to 810. Subd. 3. Performing rights society. "Performing rights society" means an association, corporation, or other entity that licenses the public performance of nondramatic musical works on behalf of copyright owners, such as the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP); Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI); and SESAC, Inc. Subd. 4. Proprietor. "Proprietor" means the owner of a retail establishment, office, restaurant, inn, bar, tavern, or any other similar establishment or place of business located in this state in which the public may assemble and in which nondramatic musical works may be performed, broadcast, or otherwise transmitted. Subd. 5. Royalty or royalties. "Royalty" or "royalties" means the license fees payable by a proprietor to a performing rights society for the public performance of nondramatic musical works. History:   1996 c 336 s 1
MN Stat § 325E.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.51 — Licensing Negotiations.

325E.51 LICENSING NEGOTIATIONS. No performing rights society shall enter into, or offer to enter into, a contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless at the time of the offer, or any time thereafter, but no later than 72 hours prior to the execution of that contract, it provides to the proprietor, in writing, the following: (1) a schedule of the rates and terms of royalties under the contract; (2) upon the request of the proprietor, the opportunity to review the most current available list of the members or affiliates represented by the society; and (3) notice that it will make available, upon written request of any proprietor, at the sole expense of the proprietor, the most current available listing of the copyrighted musical works in the performing rights society's repertory, provided that the notice shall specify the means by which the information can be secured. History:   1996 c 336 s 2
MN Stat § 325E.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.52 — Royalty Contract Requirements.

325E.52 ROYALTY CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. Every contract for the payment of royalties between a proprietor and a performing rights society executed in this state must be in writing and signed by the parties and must include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) the proprietor's name and business address and the name and location of each place of business to which the contract applies; (2) the name of the performing rights society; (3) the duration of the contract; and (4) the schedule of rates and terms of the royalties to be collected under the contract, including any sliding scale or schedule for any increase or decrease of rates for the duration of the contract. History:   1996 c 336 s 3
MN Stat § 325E.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.53 — Improper Licensing Practices.

325E.53 IMPROPER LICENSING PRACTICES. No performing rights society or any agent or employee of a performing rights society shall: (1) collect, or attempt to collect, from a proprietor licensed by that performing rights society, a royalty payment except as provided in a contract executed pursuant to sections 325E.50 to 325E.57; or (2) enter into the premises of a proprietor's business for the purpose of discussing a contract for payment of royalties for the use of copyrighted works by that proprietor without first showing personal identification to the proprietor or the proprietor's employees and disclosing that the agent is acting on behalf of the performing rights society and disclosing the purpose of this discussion. History:  1986 c 444; 1996 c 336 s 4
MN Stat § 325E.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.54 — Investigation.

325E.54 INVESTIGATION. Nothing in sections 325E.50 to 325E.57 shall be construed to prohibit a performing rights society from conducting investigations to determine the existence of music use by a proprietor or informing a proprietor of the proprietor's obligation under the federal copyright law, United States Code, title 17. History:   1996 c 336 s 5