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MN Stat § 144.382 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.382 — Definitions.

144.382 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 144.381 to 144.387, the following terms have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the state commissioner of health. Subd. 3. Federal regulations. "Federal regulations" means rules promulgated by the federal environmental protection agency, or its successor agencies. Subd. 4. Public water supply. "Public water supply" has the meaning given to "public water system" in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, United States Code, title 42, section 300f, clause (4). Subd. 5. Supplier. "Supplier" means a person who owns, manages or operates a public water supply. History:  1977 c 66 s 2; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1999 c 18 s 1
MN Stat § 144.383 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.383 — Authority Of Commissioner.

144.383 AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER. In order to insure safe drinking water in all public water supplies, the commissioner has the following powers: (a) To approve the site, design, and construction and alteration of all public water supplies and, for community and nontransient noncommunity water systems as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 141.2, to approve documentation that demonstrates the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of those systems to comply with rules adopted under this section; (b) To enter the premises of a public water supply, or part thereof, to inspect the facilities and records kept pursuant to rules promulgated by the commissioner, to conduct sanitary surveys and investigate the standard of operation and service delivered by public water supplies; (c) To contract with community health boards as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, for routine surveys, inspections, and testing of public water supply quality; (d) To develop an emergency plan to protect the public when a decline in water quality or quantity creates a serious health risk, and to issue emergency orders if a health risk is imminent; (e) To promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 14 but no less stringent than federal regulation, which may include the granting of variances and exemptions. History:  1977 c 66 s 3; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 309 s 24; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 261 s 1; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28,29
MN Stat § 144.3831 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.3831 — Fees.

144.3831 FEES. Subdivision 1. Fee setting. The commissioner of health may assess an annual fee of $9.72 for every service connection to a public water supply that is owned or operated by a home rule charter city, a statutory city, a city of the first class, or a town. The commissioner of health may also assess an annual fee for every service connection served by a water user district defined in section 110A.02. Subd. 2. Collection and payment of fee. The public water supply described in subdivision 1 shall: (1) collect the fees assessed on its service connections; (2) pay the Department of Health an amount equivalent to the fees based on the total number of service connections. The service connections for each public water supply described in subdivision 1 shall be verified every four years by the Department of Health; and (3) pay one-fourth of the total yearly fee to the Department of Health each calendar quarter. In lieu of quarterly payments, a public water supply described in subdivision 1 with fewer than 50 service connections may make a single annual payment by June 30 each year. The fees payable to the Department of Health shall be deposited in the state treasury as nondedicated state government special revenue fund revenues. Subd. 3. Late fee. The public water supply described in subdivision 1 shall pay a late fee in the amount of five percent of the amount of the fees due from the public water supply if the fees due from the public water supply are not paid within 30 days of the payment dates in subdivision 2, clause (3). The late fee that the public water supply shall pay shall be assessed only on the actual amount collected by the public water supply through fees on service connections. History:  1992 c 513 art 6 s 3; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 9 s 21; 1995 c 186 s 42; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 7 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 6 s 21; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 21
MN Stat § 144.384 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.384 — Notice Of Violation.

144.384 NOTICE OF VIOLATION. Upon discovery of a violation of a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique, the commissioner shall promptly notify the supplier of the violation, state the rule violated, and state a date by which the violation must be corrected or by which a request for variance or exemption must be submitted. History:  1977 c 66 s 4; 1977 c 305 s 45
MN Stat § 144.385 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.385 — Public Notice.

144.385 PUBLIC NOTICE. If a public water system has violated a rule of the commissioner, has a variance or exemption granted, or fails to comply with the terms of the variance or exemption, the supplier shall provide public notice of the fact pursuant to the rules of the commissioner. History:  1977 c 66 s 5; 1977 c 305 s 45
MN Stat § 144.3855 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.3855 — Limitation.

144.3855 LIMITATION. To meet cross-connection control requirements, as defined in Minnesota Rules, parts 4714.0602 and 4720.0025, the use of a hose connection backflow preventer and a hose connection vacuum breaker, not rated for continuous use, is permitted at individual water supply connections in recreational camping areas as defined in section 327.14, subdivision 8. History:  2007 c 24 s 1; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 121
MN Stat § 144.386 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.386 — Penalties.

144.386 PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Basic fine. A person who violates a rule of the commissioner, fails to comply with the terms of a variance or exemption, or fails to request a variance or exemption by the date specified in the notice from the commissioner, may be fined up to $1,000 for each day the offense continues, in a civil action brought by the commissioner in district court. All fines shall be deposited in the general fund of the state treasury. Subd. 2. Gross misdemeanor fine. A person who intentionally or repeatedly violates a rule of the commissioner, or fails to comply with an emergency order of the commissioner, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, and may be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Subd. 3. Drinking water notice; fine. A supplier who fails to comply with the provisions of section 144.385, or disseminates false or misleading information relating to the notice required in section 144.385, is subject to the penalties described in subdivision 2. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1993 c 206 s 25] History:  1977 c 66 s 6; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11
MN Stat § 144.387 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.387 — Costs.

144.387 COSTS. If the state prevails in any civil action under section 144.386, the court may award reasonable costs and expenses to the state. History:   1977 c 66 s 7
MN Stat § 144.3872 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.3872 — Female Genital Mutilation; Education And Outreach.

144.3872 FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. The commissioner of health shall carry out appropriate education, prevention, and outreach activities in communities that traditionally practice female circumcision, excision, or infibulation to inform people in those communities about the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by those practices and to inform them and the medical community of the criminal penalties contained in section 609.2245. The commissioner shall work with culturally appropriate groups to obtain private funds to help finance these prevention and outreach activities. History:   1994 c 636 art 9 s 9
MN Stat § 144.391 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.391 — Public Policy.

144.391 PUBLIC POLICY. The legislature finds that: (1) smoking causes premature death, disability, and chronic disease, including cancer and heart disease, and lung disease; (2) smoking related diseases result in excess medical care costs; and (3) smoking initiation occurs primarily in adolescence. The legislature desires to prevent young people from starting to smoke, to encourage and assist smokers to quit, and to promote clean indoor air. History:   1Sp1985 c 14 art 19 s 13
MN Stat § 144.392 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.392 — Duties Of Commissioner.

144.392 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. The commissioner of health shall: (1) provide assistance to workplaces to develop policies that promote nonsmoking and are consistent with the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act; (2) provide technical assistance, including design and evaluation methods, materials, and training to local health departments, communities, and other organizations that undertake community programs for the promotion of nonsmoking; (3) collect and disseminate information and materials for smoking prevention; (4) evaluate new and existing nonsmoking programs on a statewide and regional basis using scientific evaluation methods; (5) conduct surveys in school-based populations regarding the epidemiology of smoking behavior, knowledge, and attitudes related to smoking, and the penetration of statewide smoking control programs; and (6) report to the legislature each biennium on activities undertaken, smoking rates in the population and subgroups of the total population, evaluation activities and results of those activities, and recommendations for further action. History:   1Sp1985 c 14 art 19 s 14
MN Stat § 144.393 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.393 — Public Communications Program.

144.393 PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM. The commissioner may conduct a long-term coordinated public information program that includes public service announcements, public education forums, mass media, and written materials. The program must promote nonsmoking and include background survey research and evaluation. The program must be designed to run over at least five years, subject to the availability of money. History:   1Sp1985 c 14 art 19 s 15
MN Stat § 144.394 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.394 — Health Promotion And Education.

144.394 HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION. The commissioner may sell at market value all health promotion and health education materials. Proceeds from the sale of the materials are appropriated to the Department of Health for the program that developed the material. History:  1995 c 207 art 9 s 6; 1997 c 203 art 2 s 14
MN Stat § 144.397 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.397 — Statewide Tobacco Cessation Services.

144.397 STATEWIDE TOBACCO CESSATION SERVICES. (a) The commissioner of health shall administer, or contract for the administration of, statewide tobacco cessation services to assist Minnesotans who are seeking advice or services to help them quit using tobacco products. The commissioner shall establish statewide public awareness activities to inform the public of the availability of the services and encourage the public to utilize the services because of the dangers and harm of tobacco use and dependence. (b) Services to be provided may include but are not limited to: (1) telephone-based coaching and counseling; (2) referrals; (3) written materials mailed upon request; (4) web-based texting or e-mail services; and (5) free United States Food and Drug Administration-approved tobacco cessation medications. (c) Services provided must be consistent with evidence-based best practices in tobacco cessation services. Services provided must be coordinated with health plan company tobacco prevention and cessation services that may be available to individuals depending on their health coverage. History:   1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 22
MN Stat § 144.411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.411 — Citation.

144.411 CITATION. Sections 144.411 to 144.417 may be cited as the "Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act." History:   1975 c 211 s 1
MN Stat § 144.412 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.412 — Public Policy.

144.412 PUBLIC POLICY. The purpose of sections 144.411 to 144.417 is to protect employees and the general public from the hazards of secondhand smoke and involuntary exposure to aerosol or vapor from electronic delivery devices by eliminating smoking in public places, places of employment, public transportation, and at public meetings. History:  1975 c 211 s 2; 1987 c 399 s 1; 2007 c 82 s 2; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 23
MN Stat § 144.414 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.414 — Prohibitions.

144.414 PROHIBITIONS. Subdivision 1. Public places, places of employment, public transportation, and public meetings. Smoking shall not be permitted in and no person shall smoke in a public place, at a public meeting, in a place of employment, or in public transportation, except as provided in this section or section 144.4167. Subd. 2. Day care premises. Smoking is prohibited in a day care center licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9503.0005 to 9503.0170, or in a family home or in a group family day care provider home licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0300 to 9502.0445, during its hours of operation. The proprietor of a family home or group family day care provider must disclose to parents or guardians of children cared for on the premises if the proprietor permits smoking outside of its hours of operation. Disclosure must include posting on the premises a conspicuous written notice and orally informing parents or guardians. Subd. 3. Health care facilities and clinics. (a) Smoking is prohibited in any area of a hospital, health care clinic, doctor's office, licensed residential facility for children, or other health care-related facility, except that a patient or resident in a nursing home, boarding care facility, or licensed residential facility for adults may smoke in a designated separate, enclosed room maintained in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. (b) Except as provided in section 246.0141, smoking by patients in a locked psychiatric unit may be allowed in a separated well-ventilated area in the unit under a policy established by the administrator of the program that allows the treating physician to approve smoking if, in the opinion of the treating physician, the benefits to be gained in obtaining patient cooperation with treatment outweigh the negative impacts of smoking. Subd. 4. Public transportation vehicles. Smoking is prohibited in public transportation vehicles except that the driver of a public transportation vehicle may smoke when the vehicle is being used for personal use. For purposes of this subdivision, "personal use" means that the public transportation vehicle is being used by the driver for private purposes and no for-hire passengers are present. If a driver smokes under this subdivision, the driver must post a conspicuous sign inside the vehicle to inform passengers. Subd. 5.  MS 2018 [Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 112] History:  1975 c 211 s 4; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 113; 1987 c 399 s 2; 1992 c 576 s 2; 1993 c 14 s 1; 1995 c 165 s 2; 1999 c 245 art 2 s 25; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 41; 2007 c 82 s 8; 2014 c 291 art 6 s 4-6; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 53; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 26,27
MN Stat § 144.416 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.416 — Responsibilities Of Proprietors.

144.416 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROPRIETORS. (a) The proprietor or other person, firm, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity that owns, leases, manages, operates, or otherwise controls the use of a public place, public transportation, place of employment, or public meeting shall make reasonable efforts to prevent smoking in the public place, public transportation, place of employment, or public meeting by: (1) posting appropriate signs or by any other means which may be appropriate; and (2) asking any person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited to refrain from smoking and, if the person does not refrain from smoking after being asked to do so, asking the person to leave. If the person refuses to leave, the proprietor, person, or entity in charge shall handle the situation consistent with lawful methods for handling other persons acting in a disorderly manner or as a trespasser. (b) The proprietor or other person or entity in charge of a public place, public meeting, public transportation, or place of employment must not provide smoking equipment, including ashtrays or matches, in areas where smoking is prohibited. Nothing in this section prohibits the proprietor or other person or entity in charge from taking more stringent measures than those under sections 144.414 to 144.417 to protect individuals from secondhand smoke or from involuntary exposure to aerosol or vapor from electronic delivery devices. The proprietor or other person or entity in charge of a restaurant or bar may not serve an individual who is in violation of sections 144.411 to 144.417. History:  1975 c 211 s 6; 2007 c 82 s 9; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 28
MN Stat § 144.4165 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4165 — Tobacco Products Prohibited In Public Schools.

144.4165 TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. No person shall at any time smoke, chew, or otherwise ingest tobacco, or carry or use an activated electronic delivery device as defined in section 609.685, subdivision 1, in a public school, as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, or in a charter school governed by chapter 124E. This prohibition extends to all facilities, whether owned, rented, or leased, and all vehicles that a school district owns, leases, rents, contracts for, or controls. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the lighting of tobacco by an adult as a part of a traditional Indian spiritual or cultural ceremony. For purposes of this section, an Indian is a person who is a member of an Indian tribe as defined in section 260.755, subdivision 12. History:  1992 c 576 s 3; 1993 c 224 art 9 s 42; 1996 c 412 art 13 s 30; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 1999 c 245 art 2 s 26; 2014 c 291 art 6 s 7; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 29; 2020 c 88 s 1
MN Stat § 144.417 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.417 — Commissioner Of Health, Enforcement, Penalties.

144.417 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Rules. The state commissioner of health shall adopt rules necessary and reasonable to implement the provisions of sections 144.411 to 144.417. Subd. 2. Violations. (a) Any proprietor, person, or entity that owns, leases, manages, operates, or otherwise controls the use of an area in which smoking is prohibited under sections 144.414 to 144.417, and that knowingly fails to comply with sections 144.414 to 144.417, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. (b) Any person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited or restricted under sections 144.414 to 144.417 is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. (c) A proprietor, person, or entity in charge of a public place, public meeting, place of employment, or public transportation must not retaliate or take adverse action against an employee or anyone else who, in good faith, reports a violation of sections 144.414 to 144.417 to the proprietor or person in charge of the public place, public meeting, place of employment, or public transportation, or to the commissioner of health or other designee responsible for enforcing sections 144.414 to 144.417. (d) No person or employer shall discharge, refuse to hire, penalize, discriminate against, or in any manner retaliate against any employee, applicant for employment, or customer because the employee, applicant, or customer exercises any right to a smoke-free environment provided by sections 144.414 to 144.417 or other law. Subd. 3. Injunction. The state commissioner of health, a community health board as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, or any affected party may institute an action in any court with jurisdiction to enjoin repeated violations of sections 144.414 to 144.417. Subd. 4. Local government ordinances. (a) Nothing in sections 144.414 to 144.417 prohibits a statutory or home rule charter city or county from enacting and enforcing more stringent measures to protect individuals from secondhand smoke or from involuntary exposure to aerosol or vapor from electronic delivery devices. (b) Except as provided in sections 144.411 to 144.417, smoking is permitted outside of restaurants, bars, and bingo halls unless limited or prohibited by restrictions adopted in accordance with paragraph (a). History:  1975 c 211 s 7; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 309 s 24; 1992 c 576 s 4,5; 1995 c 165 s 3; 2002 c 375 art 3 s 7; 2007 c 82 s 11; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 31
MN Stat § 144.4171 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4171 — Scope.

144.4171 SCOPE. Subdivision 1. Authority. Under the powers and duties assigned to the commissioner in sections 144.05 and 144.12, the commissioner shall proceed according to sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 with respect to persons who pose a health threat to others or who engage in noncompliant behavior. Subd. 2. Preemption. Sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 preempt and supersede any local ordinance or rule concerning persons who pose a health threat to others or who engage in noncompliant behavior. History:   1987 c 209 s 4
MN Stat § 144.4173 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4173 — Cause Of Action.

144.4173 CAUSE OF ACTION. Subdivision 1. Compliance with directive. Failure or refusal of a carrier to comply with a health directive is grounds for proceeding under subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Commencement of action. The commissioner, or a community health board as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, with express delegated authority from the commissioner, may commence legal action against a carrier who is a health threat to others and, unless a court order is sought under section 144.4182, who engages in noncompliant behavior, by filing with the district court in the county in which respondent resides, and serving upon respondent, a petition for relief and notice of hearing. History:  1987 c 209 s 6; 1987 c 309 s 24; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28
MN Stat § 144.4174 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 144 — Department Of Health|Section 144.4174 — Standing.

144.4174 STANDING. Only the commissioner, or a community health board as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, with express delegated authority from the commissioner, may commence an action under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186. History:  1987 c 209 s 7; 1987 c 309 s 24; 2014 c 291 art 7 s 28