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MN Stat § 34.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34 — Nonalcoholic Beverages|Section 34.11 — Restrictions On Use Of Trade Names.

34.11 RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF TRADE NAMES. No person shall label or represent soft drinks or nonalcoholic beverages by using any trademark, trade name or proprietary name other than one owned by the person, unless the soft drink or beverage is marketed or sold under franchise, license, permit or contract with the owner or holder of the trademark, trade name or proprietary name. History:  (3965-12) 1927 c 42 s 12; 1947 c 447 s 4; 1969 c 411 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 34.112 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34 — Nonalcoholic Beverages|Section 34.112 — Enforcement.

34.112 ENFORCEMENT. The commissioner, and the commissioner's inspectors, assistants, and employees, shall enforce the provisions of sections 34.02 to 34.11. History:  (3965-1, 3965-13) 1927 c 42 s 1,13; 1961 c 144 art 2 s 25; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 34A.012 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34A — Food Law; Inspection And Enforcement|Section 34A.012 — Exclusions.

34A.012 EXCLUSIONS. The following items are not perishable food, readily perishable food, or frozen food: (1) packaged pickles; (2) jellies, jams, and condiments in sealed containers; (3) bakery products such as bread, rolls, buns, donuts, fruit-filled pies, and pastries; (4) dehydrated packaged food; (5) dry or packaged food with a water activity that precludes development of microorganisms; and (6) food in unopened hermetically sealed containers that is commercially processed to achieve and maintain commercial sterility under conditions of nonrefrigerated storage and distribution. History:   2012 c 244 art 2 s 24
MN Stat § 34A.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34A — Food Law; Inspection And Enforcement|Section 34A.04 — Enforcement.

34A.04 ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Enforcement required. (a) The commissioner shall enforce this chapter and chapters 28, 28A, 29, 30, 31, 31A, and 34. To carry out the enforcement duties under these chapters, the commissioner may, upon presenting appropriate credentials, during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, inspect premises subject to the commissioner's enforcement and licensing authority; require information from persons with information relevant to an inspection; and inspect and copy relevant papers and records, including business records. (b) The commissioner may administer oaths, take and cause to be taken depositions of witnesses, and issue subpoenas, and may petition the district court in the county in which the premises is located to compel compliance with subpoenas or to permit an inspection. (c) Violations of chapters 28, 28A, 29, 30, 31, 31A, and 34, or rules adopted under chapters 28, 28A, 29, 30, 31, 31A, and 34, are a violation of this chapter. (d) Upon the request of the commissioner, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other officers having authority in the enforcement of the general criminal laws shall take action to the extent of their authority necessary or proper for the enforcement of this chapter or standards, stipulations, and agreements of the commissioner. Subd. 2. Commissioner's discretion. If minor violations of this chapter occur or the commissioner believes the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing, this chapter does not require the commissioner to take any additional action. Subd. 3. Civil actions. Civil judicial enforcement actions may be brought by the attorney general in the name of the state on behalf of the commissioner. A county attorney may bring a civil judicial enforcement action upon the request of the commissioner and agreement by the attorney general. Subd. 4. Injunction. The commissioner may apply to a court with jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction to prevent, restrain, or enjoin violations of provisions of this chapter. Subd. 5. Criminal actions. Each county attorney or city attorney to whom the commissioner reports any violation of this chapter shall consider instituting appropriate proceedings in the proper courts and prosecuting them in the manner required by law. If the county or city attorney refuses to prosecute, the attorney general, on request of the commissioner, may prosecute. History:   2012 c 244 art 2 s 27
MN Stat § 34A.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34A — Food Law; Inspection And Enforcement|Section 34A.05 — False Statement Or Record.

34A.05 FALSE STATEMENT OR RECORD. A person must not knowingly make or offer a false statement, record, or other information as part of: (1) an application for registration, listing, license, certification, or permit subject to this chapter; (2) records or reports required subject to this chapter; or (3) an investigation of a violation of this chapter. History:   2012 c 244 art 2 s 28
MN Stat § 34A.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34A — Food Law; Inspection And Enforcement|Section 34A.06 — Administrative Actions.

34A.06 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. Administrative enforcement. (a) The commissioner may enforce this chapter by written warning, administrative meeting, cease and desist, forced sale, detention, embargo, condemnation, citation, corrective action order, seizure, agreement, withdrawal from distribution, or administrative penalty if the commissioner determines that the remedy is in the public interest. (b) For facilities required to submit a plan review under rules of the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner may withdraw by written order the approval of a facility or equipment if: (1) hazards to human life exist; or (2) there is satisfactory evidence that the person to whom the approval was issued has used fraudulent or deceptive practices to evade or attempt to evade provisions of this chapter. (c) Any action under this subdivision may be appealed pursuant to section 34A.08. Subd. 2. License revocation, suspension, and refusal. (a) The commissioner may revoke, suspend, limit, modify, or refuse to grant or renew a registration, listing, permit, license, or certification if a person violates or has violated this chapter within the last three years. (b) The commissioner may revoke, suspend, limit, modify, or refuse to grant or renew a registration, listing, permit, license, or certification to a person from another state if that person has had a registration, permit, license, or certification denied, revoked, or suspended by another state for an offense reasonably related to the requirements, qualifications, or duties of a registration, permit, license, or certification issued under this chapter. (c) The commissioner may revoke, suspend, limit, modify, or refuse to grant or renew a registration, listing, permit, license, or certification to a person after receiving satisfactory evidence that the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certificate holder has used fraudulent and deceptive practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of this chapter. (d) A registration, listing, permit, license, or certification may not be revoked or suspended until the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certificate holder has been given opportunity for a hearing by the commissioner. After receiving notice of revocation or suspension, a registrant, permittee, licensee, or certificate holder has ten days to request a hearing, or another time period mutually agreed to by both parties. If no request is made within ten days or other agreed-upon time, the registration, listing, permit, license, or certification is revoked or suspended. In the case of a refusal to grant a registration, listing, permit, license, or certification, the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certificate holder has ten days from notice of refusal to request a hearing. Upon receiving a request for hearing, the department shall proceed pursuant to section 34A.08, subdivision 2. History:   2012 c 244 art 2 s 29
MN Stat § 34A.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34A — Food Law; Inspection And Enforcement|Section 34A.07 — Administrative Penalties.

34A.07 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Assessment. (a) In determining the amount of the administrative penalty, the commissioner shall consider the economic gain received by the person allowing or committing the violation, the gravity of the violation in terms of actual or potential damage to human or animal health and the environment, the willfulness of the violation, number of violations, history of past violations, and other factors justice may require, if the additional factors are specifically identified in the inspection report. For a violation after an initial violation, the commissioner shall also consider the similarity of the most recent previous violation and the violation to be penalized, the time elapsed since the last violation, the number of previous violations, and the response of the person to the most recent previous violation identified. (b) The commissioner may issue an administrative citation assessing an administrative penalty of up to $1,500 for each violation of this chapter. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation. The citation must describe the nature of the violation, the statute or rule alleged to have been violated, the time for correction, if applicable, and the amount of any proposed fine. The citation must advise the person to notify the commissioner in writing within 20 days, or another time period mutually agreed to by the commissioner and the person subject to the citation, if the person wishes to appeal the citation, and that if the person fails to appeal the citation, the citation is the final order and not subject to further review. (c) An administrative penalty may be assessed if the person subject to a written order does not comply with the order in the time provided in the order. Subd. 2. Collection of penalty. (a) If a person subject to an administrative penalty fails to pay the penalty, which must be part of a final citation by the commissioner, by 30 days after the final order is issued, the commissioner may commence a civil action for double the assessed penalty plus attorney fees and costs. (b) An administrative penalty may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the state brought in the district court of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred or the district court where the commissioner has an office. History:   2012 c 244 art 2 s 30
MN Stat § 34A.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34A — Food Law; Inspection And Enforcement|Section 34A.08 — Appeal Of Administrative Action Or Penalty.

34A.08 APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Notice of appeal. (a) After service of a citation under section 34A.07 or order under section 34A.06, subdivision 1, a person has 20 days from receipt of the citation or order, or another time period mutually agreed to by the commissioner and the person subject to the citation or order, to notify the commissioner in writing that the person intends to contest the citation or order through a hearing. The hearing request must specifically identify the order or citation being contested and state the grounds for contesting it. (b) If the person fails to notify the commissioner that the person intends to contest the citation or order, the citation or order is final and not subject to further judicial or administrative review. Subd. 2. Administrative review. If a person notifies the commissioner that the person intends to contest a citation or order issued under this chapter, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapter 14 for hearings in contested cases. History:   2012 c 244 art 2 s 31
MN Stat § 34A.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34A — Food Law; Inspection And Enforcement|Section 34A.09 — Civil Penalties.

34A.09 CIVIL PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. General penalty. A person who violates this chapter or an order, standard, stipulation, agreement, citation, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner, or impedes, hinders, or otherwise prevents or attempts to prevent performance of a duty by the commissioner in connection with this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of up to $7,500 per day of violation as determined by the court. Subd. 2. Actions to compel performance. In an action to compel performance of an order of the commissioner to enforce this chapter, the court must require a defendant adjudged responsible to perform the acts within the person's power that are reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of the order. Subd. 3. Recovery of penalties by civil action. The civil penalties and payments provided for in this section may be recovered by a civil action brought by the county attorney or the attorney general in the name of the state. History:   2012 c 244 art 2 s 32
MN Stat § 34A.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 34A — Food Law; Inspection And Enforcement|Section 34A.10 — Criminal Penalties.

34A.10 CRIMINAL PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. General violation. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person violates this chapter or an order, standard, citation, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner, or impedes, hinders, or otherwise prevents, or attempts to prevent the commissioner or a duly authorized agent in performance of a duty in connection with this chapter. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, each separate violation is a separate offense, except that in the case of a violation through continuing failure or neglect to obey this chapter, each day the failure or neglect continues is a separate offense. Subd. 2. Violation endangering humans or animals. A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person violates this chapter or an order, standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner and the violation endangers humans or animals. Subd. 3. Violation with knowledge. A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person knowingly violates this chapter or an order, standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner. History:   2012 c 244 art 2 s 33
MN Stat § 35.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 35 — Animal Health|Section 35.01 — Definitions.

35.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the words defined in this section as used in this chapter have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Board; state board. "Board" or "state board" means the Board of Animal Health. Subd. 3.  MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 467 s 44] Subd. 3. Livestock, domestic animals. "Livestock" and "domestic animals" include poultry. Subd. 4.  MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 467 s 44] Subd. 4.  MS 1994 [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 171] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1980 c 467 s 44] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1980 c 467 s 44] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 1980 c 467 s 44] Subd. 8.  [Renumbered subd 3] History:  (5395, 5433) RL s 2155; 1913 c 160 s 1; 1923 c 112 s 2; 1953 c 98 s 1; 1957 c 113 s 1; 1980 c 467 s 1,2; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 15
MN Stat § 35.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 35 — Animal Health|Section 35.02 — Board Of Animal Health.

35.02 BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH. Subdivision 1. Members; officers. The board has six members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, four of whom are producers of livestock in the state and at least one of the four livestock producers is also a member of a federally recognized Tribe located in Minnesota, and two of whom are practicing veterinarians licensed in Minnesota. The commissioners of agriculture, natural resources, and health, the dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory of the University of Minnesota may serve as consultants to the board without vote. Appointments to fill unexpired terms must be made from the classes to which the retiring members belong. The board shall elect a president and a vice-president from among its members and a veterinarian licensed in Minnesota who is not a member to be its executive director for a term of one year and until a successor qualifies. The board shall set the duties of the director. Subd. 2. Terms; compensation; removal; vacancies. The membership terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies on the board are governed by section 15.0575. History:  (53-43, 5395) RL s 2155; 1913 c 160 s 1; 1925 c 426 art 16 s 1; 1951 c 713 s 5; 1959 c 23 s 1; 1976 c 134 s 13; 1980 c 467 s 3; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 69; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 62; 2007 c 19 s 1; 2021 c 28 s 12
MN Stat § 35.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 35 — Animal Health|Section 35.03 — Powers, Duties, And Reports.

35.03 POWERS, DUTIES, AND REPORTS. The board shall protect the health of Minnesota domestic animals and carry out the provisions of this chapter. The board shall make rules necessary to protect the health of domestic animals. The board shall meet at least quarterly. Officers must be elected each April. On or before November 1 of each year the board shall publish an annual report. The University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is the official laboratory for the board. At least quarterly, the director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory must report on the laboratory's activities. History:  (5396) RL s 2156; 1955 c 847 s 3; 1980 c 467 s 4; 1985 c 100 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; art 12 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 63
MN Stat § 35.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 35 — Animal Health|Section 35.05 — Authority Of State Board.

35.05 AUTHORITY OF STATE BOARD. (a) The state board may quarantine or kill any domestic animal infected with, or which has been exposed to, a contagious or infectious dangerous disease if it is necessary to protect the health of the domestic animals of the state. (b) The board may regulate or prohibit the arrival in and departure from the state of infected or exposed animals and, in case of violation of any rule or prohibition, may detain any animal at its owner's expense. The board may regulate or prohibit the importation of domestic animals which, in its opinion, may injure the health of Minnesota livestock. (c) When the governor declares an emergency under section 35.0661, the board, through its executive director, may assume control of such resources within the University of Minnesota's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory as necessary to effectively address the disease outbreak. The director of the laboratory and other laboratory personnel must cooperate fully in performing necessary functions related to the outbreak or threatened outbreak. (d) The board may test or require tests of any bovine or cervidae in the state when the board deems it necessary to achieve or maintain bovine tuberculosis accredited free state or zone status under the regulations and laws administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. History:  (5398) RL s 2158; 1980 c 467 s 5; 1985 c 100 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 71; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 64; 2006 c 282 art 9 s 5
MN Stat § 35.051 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 35 — Animal Health|Section 35.051 — Ephedrine And Pseudoephedrine Products.

35.051 EPHEDRINE AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PRODUCTS. Subdivision 1. Prescription required. Drugs and products for any species of animal that contain ephedrine or pseudoephedrine require a written prescription from a veterinarian to be sold or distributed for lay use. Subd. 2. Sale and purchase restrictions. A drug or product for any species of animal containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine may only be dispensed, sold, or distributed by a veterinarian or a veterinary assistant under the supervision or direction of a veterinarian. A person who is not a veterinarian may not purchase a drug or product for animal consumption containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine without a prescription. History:   2005 c 136 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 35.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 35 — Animal Health|Section 35.06 — Reporting Disease; Compelling Testimony.

35.06 REPORTING DISEASE; COMPELLING TESTIMONY. A person who knows or reasonably suspects that a contagious or infectious disease exists in a domestic animal shall immediately notify the board. The board, or any member or authorized agent of the board, may examine under oath all persons believed to have knowledge of the existence or threat of disease among domestic animals and, for this purpose, may take depositions and compel witnesses to attend and testify. History:  (5399) RL s 2159; 1980 c 467 s 6; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 35.063 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 35 — Animal Health|Section 35.063 — Quarantine Maintained.

35.063 QUARANTINE MAINTAINED. The board may establish and maintain, at the owner's expense, a quarantine of domestic animals imported into the state when, in its judgment, a quarantine is necessary to protect the health of Minnesota domestic animals. The quarantine must specify its terms, conditions, scope, and application. History:  (5460-17) 1933 c 33 s 1; 1980 c 467 s 7; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 35.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 35 — Animal Health|Section 35.065 — May Not Break Quarantine.

35.065 MAY NOT BREAK QUARANTINE. It is unlawful for the owner or the person having the custody or control of domestic animals subject to a quarantine to remove any of them from their first location within the state after the interstate shipment or transportation is completed until they are released by authority of the board. History:  (5460-18) 1933 c 33 s 2; 1980 c 467 s 8; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1