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MN Stat § 325E.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.55 — Remedies.

325E.55 REMEDIES. A person who suffers a violation of sections 325E.50 to 325E.57 may bring an action to recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees and seek an injunction or any other available remedy. History:   1996 c 336 s 6
MN Stat § 325E.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.56 — Remedies Cumulative.

325E.56 REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. The rights, remedies, and prohibitions contained in sections 325E.50 to 325E.57 are in addition to and cumulative of any other right, remedy, or prohibition accorded by common law, or state or federal law. Nothing contained in sections 325E.50 to 325E.57 shall be construed to deny, abrogate, or impair any such common law or statutory right, remedy, or prohibition. History:   1996 c 336 s 7
MN Stat § 325E.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.57 — Exceptions.

325E.57 EXCEPTIONS. Sections 325E.50 to 325E.57 do not apply to contracts between copyright owners or performing rights societies and broadcasters licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, or to contracts with cable operators, programmers, or other transmission services. Sections 325E.50 to 325E.57 do not apply to musical works performed in synchronization with an audio/visual film or tape, or to the gathering of information for determination of compliance with or activities related to the enforcement of sections 325E.169 to 325E.201. History:   1996 c 336 s 8
MN Stat § 325E.63 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.63 — Credit Issued To Minors.

325E.63 CREDIT ISSUED TO MINORS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Credit" means the right granted to a borrower to defer payment of a debt, to incur debt and defer its payment, or to purchase property or services and defer payment. Credit does not include an overdraft from a person's deposit account, whether through a check, ATM withdrawal, debit card, or otherwise, that is not pursuant to a written agreement to pay overdrafts with the right to defer payment of them. (c) "Creditor" means a person or entity doing business in this state. (d) "Guardian" means a guardian as defined under section 524.5-102, subdivision 5. (e) "Minor" means an individual under the age of 18 years. (f) "Parent" means a person who has legal and physical custody of a child. Subd. 2. Prohibition on offering credit to minors. No creditor shall knowingly offer or provide credit to a minor except at the request of the parent or guardian of the minor, until the minor reaches the age of 18 years. History:   2006 c 233 s 9
MN Stat § 325E.65 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.65 — Sale Of American Flags.

325E.65 SALE OF AMERICAN FLAGS. No person in the business of offering goods at retail may sell or offer for sale in this state an American flag unless the flag was manufactured in the United States of America. History:   2007 c 135 art 8 s 2
MN Stat § 325E.66 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.66 — Insurance Claims For Residential Contracting Goods And Services.

325E.66 INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTING GOODS AND SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Payment or rebate of insurance deductible. A residential contractor providing home repair or improvement services to be paid by an insured from the proceeds of a property or casualty insurance policy shall not, as an inducement to the sale or provision of goods or services to an insured, advertise or promise to pay, directly or indirectly, all or part of any applicable insurance deductible or offer to compensate an insured for providing any service to the insured. If a residential contractor violates this section, the insurer to whom the insured tendered the claim shall not be obligated to consider the estimate prepared by the residential contractor. The residential contractor must provide a written notification of the requirements of this section with its initial estimate. The adjuster or insurer must provide a written notification of the requirements of this section in the initial estimate relating to the claim. For purposes of this section, "residential contractor" means a residential roofer, as defined in section 326B.802, subdivision 14; a residential building contractor, as defined in section 326B.802, subdivision 11; and a residential remodeler, as defined in section 326B.802, subdivision 12. Subd. 2. Private remedy. If a residential contractor violates subdivision 1, the insured or the applicable insurer may bring an action against the residential contractor in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages sustained by the insured or insurer as a consequence of the residential contractor's violation. Subd. 3. Public enforcement. The commissioner of labor and industry shall enforce this section under sections 326B.081 to 326B.085. History:  2010 c 324 s 1; 2011 c 63 s 1; 2012 c 248 s 1; 2018 c 209 s 1
MN Stat § 325E.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.70 — Estate Sale Conductors; Bonding Required.

325E.70 ESTATE SALE CONDUCTORS; BONDING REQUIRED. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Estate sale" means a sale, to which the public is invited, of physical assets, suited primarily for household or personal use, owned by one or more individuals or families, or by the estate of a deceased individual. Estate sale does not include an auction. (c) "Estate sale conductor" means an individual, including an auctioneer, who conducts, or contracts to conduct, an estate sale in the expectation or hope of receiving financial compensation for services rendered. (d) "Conducts an estate sale" means entering into and performing an agreement with the owner or owners of property to be sold at an estate sale, in which agreement the estate sale conductor undertakes to take responsibility for conducting the sale, including functions such as advice, advertising, pricing, display of merchandise, selling, receiving and accounting for payments, and record-keeping. Subd. 2. Estate sale conductor bonding requirement. (a) Before entering into an agreement to conduct an estate sale, the estate sale conductor shall give or previously have filed a corporate surety bond to the county in which the estate sale will take place, or in which the estate sale conductor resides, in a penal sum of at least $20,000, conditioned that the estate sale conductor will pay all sums required by law or contract and in all things conform to the contract and to all laws relevant to the estate sale or to persons who conduct estate sales. The county treasurer, for approval, shall endorse the bond and file it in the county treasurer's office. (b) Paragraph (a) applies to an auctioneer who conducts an estate sale, on the same basis as any other estate sale conductor, regardless of whether the auctioneer has also posted the bond required under section 330.02 for the auctioneer's sales conducted as an auctioneer. Subd. 3. Exemption. This section shall not apply to licensed certified public accountants or licensed attorneys. History:   2013 c 60 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.01 — Asbestos Used In Building And Remodeling.

325F.01 ASBESTOS USED IN BUILDING AND REMODELING. Subdivision 1. Ban. No person, corporation, partnership, joint venture, firm or association shall use, sell, deliver or receive, or contract to use, sell, deliver or receive powdered asbestos, whether in its powdered form or mixed with any other substance, and to be applied with a pressure sprayer, or in its molded form if asbestos dust will emanate from it due to handling, mixing or cutting, for purposes of constructing, remodeling or improving any building structure in this state. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. Any violation of the provisions of subdivision 1 shall constitute a misdemeanor. History:   1973 c 742 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.015 — Unsafe Bleachers.

325F.015 UNSAFE BLEACHERS. A person shall not manufacture, sell, distribute, or install bleachers within this state that do not comply with section 326B.112. For purposes of this section, "person" means an individual, public or private entity, however organized, or a unit of state or local government. History:  1999 c 250 art 1 s 93; 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4
MN Stat § 325F.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.03 — Flame Resistant Public Assembly Tents.

325F.03 FLAME RESISTANT PUBLIC ASSEMBLY TENTS. No person, firm or corporation shall establish, maintain or operate any circus, side show, carnival, tent show, theater, skating rink, dance hall, or a similar exhibition, production, engagement or offering or other place of assemblage in or under which ten or more persons may gather for any lawful purpose in any tent, awning or other fabric enclosure unless such tent, awning or other fabric enclosure, and all auxiliary tents, curtains, drops, awnings and all decorative materials, are made from a nonflammable material or are treated and maintained in a flame resistant condition. This section shall not apply to tents used to conduct committal services on the grounds of a cemetery, nor to tents, awnings or other fabric enclosures erected and used within a sound stage, or other similar structural enclosure which is equipped with an overhead automatic sprinkler system. History:   1975 c 341 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.04 — Flame Resistant Tents And Sleeping Bags.

325F.04 FLAME RESISTANT TENTS AND SLEEPING BAGS. No person, firm or corporation may sell or offer for sale or manufacture for sale in this state any tent unless all fabrics or pliable materials in the tent are durably flame resistant. No person, firm or corporation may sell or offer for sale or manufacture for sale in this state any sleeping bag unless it meets the standards of the commissioner of public safety for flame resistancy. Tents and sleeping bags shall be conspicuously labeled as being durably flame resistant. History:   1975 c 341 s 2
MN Stat § 325F.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.05 — Rules.

325F.05 RULES. The commissioner of public safety shall act so as to have effective rules concerning standards for nonflammable, flame resistant and durably resistant materials and for labeling requirements by January 1, 1976. In order to comply with sections 325F.03 and 325F.04 all materials and labels must comply with the rules adopted by the commissioner. The commissioner has general rulemaking power to otherwise implement sections 325F.03 to 325F.07. History:  1975 c 341 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 325F.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.06 — Civil Penalties.

325F.06 CIVIL PENALTIES. Any firm or corporation who violates sections 325F.03 to 325F.05 shall be strictly liable for any damage which occurs to any person as a result of such violation. In addition, any seller shall refund the full purchase price of any item sold in violation of section 325F.04 upon return of the item by the buyer. History:   1975 c 341 s 4
MN Stat § 325F.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.07 — Criminal Penalty.

325F.07 CRIMINAL PENALTY. Any person, firm or corporation which violates sections 325F.03 to 325F.05 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1975 c 341 s 5
MN Stat § 325F.072 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.072 — Firefighting Foam.

325F.072 FIREFIGHTING FOAM. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Class B firefighting foam" means foam designed for flammable liquid fires. (c) "PFAS chemicals" or "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" means, for the purposes of firefighting agents, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and designed to be fully functional in class B firefighting foam formulations. (d) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, or a metropolitan airports commission organized and existing under sections 473.601 to 473.679. (e) "State agency" means an agency as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2. (f) "Testing" means calibration testing, conformance testing, and fixed system testing. Subd. 2. Notification. Beginning on July 1, 2020, any person, political subdivision, or state agency that discharges, uses, releases, or knows of a discharge, use, or release of class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals must be reported to the Minnesota Fire Incident Reporting System within 24 hours of the discharge, use, or release. The notification must include: (1) the time, date, location, and estimated amount of class B firefighting foam discharged, used, or released; (2) the purpose or reason of the discharge, use, or release; and (3) the containment, treatment, and disposal measures to be taken or used to prevent or minimize the discharge or release of the foam into the environment. Subd. 3. Prohibition of testing and training. (a) Beginning July 1, 2020, no person, political subdivision, or state agency shall discharge class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals: (1) for testing purposes, unless the testing facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent releases of foam to the environment; or (2) for training purposes, unless otherwise required by law, and with the condition that the training event has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent releases of foam to the environment. For training purposes, class B foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals shall not be used. (b) This section does not restrict: (1) the manufacture, sale, or distribution of class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals; or (2) the discharge or other use of class B firefighting foams that contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals in emergency firefighting or fire prevention operations. Subd. 4. Enforcement. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may enforce compliance with this section under sections 115.071 and 116.072. The commissioner must coordinate with the commissioners of commerce and health in enforcing this section. History:   2019 c 47 s 2
MN Stat § 325F.075 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.075 — Food Packaging; Pfas.

325F.075 FOOD PACKAGING; PFAS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Food package" means a container applied to or providing a means to market, protect, handle, deliver, serve, contain, or store a food or beverage. Food package includes: (1) a unit package, an intermediate package, and a shipping container; (2) unsealed receptacles, such as carrying cases, crates, cups, plates, bowls, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs; and (3) an individual assembled part of a food package, such as any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, and labels. (c) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. (d) "Intentionally added" means PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the final package or packaging component to perform a specific function. Subd. 2. Prohibition. No person shall manufacture or knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, distribute, or offer for use in Minnesota a food package that contains intentionally added PFAS. Subd. 3. Enforcement. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may enforce this section under sections 115.071 and 116.072. The commissioner may coordinate with the commissioners of commerce and health in enforcing this section. (b) When requested by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, a person must furnish to the commissioner any information that the person may have or may reasonably obtain that is relevant to show compliance with this section. History:  1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 105  NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 105, is effective January 1, 2024. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 105, the effective date.
MN Stat § 325F.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.08 — Importation, Manufacture, Sale Or Distribution Of Hazardous Articles.

325F.08 IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF HAZARDOUS ARTICLES. No person, firm, corporation, association or agent or employee thereof shall import, manufacture, sell, hold for sale or distribute a toy or other article intended for use by a child which presents an electrical, mechanical or thermal hazard or presents a hazard due to toxic, or flammable properties or properties able to produce asphyxiation or suffocation. History:   1973 c 467 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.09 — Definitions.

325F.09 DEFINITIONS. (a) "Child" means any person less than 14 years of age. (b) A toy presents an electrical hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture may cause personal injury or illness by electrical shock or electrocution. (c) A toy presents a mechanical hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of personal injury or illness: (1) from fracture, fragmentation, or disassembly of the article; (2) from propulsion of the article or any part or accessory thereof; (3) from points or other protrusions, surfaces, edges, openings, or closures; (4) from moving parts; (5) from lack or insufficiency of controls to reduce or stop motion; (6) as a result of self-adhering characteristics of the article; (7) because the article or any part or accessory thereof may be aspirated or ingested; (8) because of instability; (9) from stuffing material which is not free of dangerous or harmful substances; or (10) because of any other aspect of the article's design or manufacture. (d) A toy presents a thermal hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of personal injury or illness because of heat as from heated parts, substances, or surfaces. (e) "Toxic" means able to produce personal injury or illness to a person through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through any body surface and can apply to any substance other than a radioactive substance. (f) "Flammable" means having a flash point up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by the Tagliabue Open Cup Tester. The flammability of solids and of the contents of self-pressurized containers shall be determined by methods generally recognized as applicable to the materials or containers and established by rules issued by the commissioner. (g) A toy presents a hazard of asphyxiation or suffocation if, in normal use or when subject to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design, manufacture or storage presents a risk of personal injury or illness from interference with normal breathing. (h) "Commissioner" means commissioner of commerce. (i) "Inspector" means an inspector of the Department of Commerce. History:  1973 c 467 s 2; 1983 c 289 s 109; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 57
MN Stat § 325F.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.10 — Banning Of Hazardous Articles; Rules.

325F.10 BANNING OF HAZARDOUS ARTICLES; RULES. The commissioner shall ban from sale or distribution any toy or other article intended for use by children that presents any of the hazards set out in section 325F.08. The commissioner shall adopt the rules necessary to carry out the intent of sections 325F.08 to 325F.18. Rules shall insofar as practicable conform to the rules relating to this subject found as part 191 in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 21. History:  1973 c 467 s 3; 1983 c 289 s 114; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 325F.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.11 — Testing Of Articles To Determine And Insure Compliance.

325F.11 TESTING OF ARTICLES TO DETERMINE AND INSURE COMPLIANCE. The commissioner or an authorized and qualified employee or inspector, may undertake or provide for testing of toys and other articles as the commissioner, employee, or inspector deems necessary to determine their safety and fitness for commerce in this state in compliance with sections 325F.08 to 325F.18. The commissioner may contract or otherwise arrange with any testing facility, public or private, for testing and reporting the results. The commissioner may, by rule, require that any toy or other article within the provisions of sections 325F.08 to 325F.18 be adequately tested by a reputable testing facility, or the manufacturer or distributor of the article, and that the certified results of the test be filed with the commissioner before the sale, distribution, or other movement in commerce within this state of the toys or articles. The commissioner may by rule provide for penalties for the failure to provide test results. History:  1973 c 467 s 4; 1983 c 289 s 110; 1986 c 444