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MN Stat § 325F.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.23 — Marking, Labeling, And Consumer Information.

325F.23 MARKING, LABELING, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION. Subdivision 1. Required information on containers and wrappings. The outside of all containers and wrappings of insulation used or offered for sale in Minnesota shall have the following information printed legibly thereon in bold type not less than one-eighth inch high: (a) type (pneumatic or blown, pouring, batt, roll, blanket, board, cellular, or reflective); (b) R value (to the nearest tenth) per inch at the recommended installation density; (c) required thickness in inches to obtain four or more commonly used R values and the corresponding coverage areas in square feet of the insulation in the container or wrapping; (d) expiration date and expected shelf life of all resins, catalysts, and foaming agents for all foam insulations, whether in powder, diluted or partially diluted state, on canister, drum, container, or package. For purposes of this section, "foam insulation" means products having an organic base or composed of vinyl or plastic material or both, which are manufactured or installed using a process involving a foaming agent, a resin, a catalyst and an air compressor, including but not limited to urea-formaldehyde, other urea-based foams, urethane foam, polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam, and isocyanurate foam; (e) name and address of the manufacturer of the insulation; (f) a notation of those current specifications of the United States General Services Administration, the United States Department of Energy, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the commissioner with which the insulation complies; (g) the net weight of the contents of the bag, package, or container. Subd. 2. Separate statement. Where insulation is used or offered for sale without the manufacturer's container, the information required in subdivision 1 shall be provided in a separate printed statement to the intermediate and ultimate consumers. History:  1978 c 786 s 8; 1981 c 356 s 205
MN Stat § 325F.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.24 — Enforcement; Penalties.

325F.24 ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Criminal penalty; liability limited. Violation of section 325F.20, subdivision 2, or 325F.21, subdivision 2 or 3, shall constitute a misdemeanor, provided that the sole liability for such violation on insulation sold under the manufacturer's brand or trademark shall be the manufacturer's, and that an industry member who is not a manufacturer shall be liable under this subdivision only by having actual knowledge or knowledge fairly implied on the basis of the objective circumstances that the insulation presents a clear and present danger or has not been subject to the required testing procedures. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. Violation of section 325F.20, subdivision 3, 325F.22, or 325F.23 shall constitute a misdemeanor. Subd. 3. Attorney general enforcement. The provisions of section 325F.22 may be enforced by the attorney general pursuant to section 8.31. The attorney general may recover costs and disbursements, including costs of investigation and reasonable attorney's fees. In addition to the remedies otherwise provided by law, any person injured by a violation of section 325F.20, 325F.22, or 325F.23 may bring a civil action and recover damages together with costs of investigation and reasonable attorney's fees, and receive other equitable relief as determined by the court. The court may as appropriate enter a consent judgment or decree without the finding of illegality. Subd. 3a. Rulemaking enforcement by commissioner. Rules promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to sections 325F.20, subdivision 1, and 325F.21, subdivision 1 may be enforced by the commissioner pursuant to section 216C.30. Subd. 4. Remedies cumulative. Remedies taken under this section shall not exclude other civil or criminal actions under Minnesota Statutes. History:  1978 c 786 s 9; Ex1979 c 2 s 38; 1981 c 356 s 206,248; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 10
MN Stat § 325F.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.25 — Definitions.

325F.25 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Words, terms and phrases. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the words, terms and phrases defined in this section, for the purposes of sections 325F.25 to 325F.32, shall be given the meanings subjoined to them. Subd. 2. Bedding. "Bedding" means any mattress, upholstered spring, comforter, pad, cushion, or pillow designed and made for use in sleeping or reclining purposes. Subd. 3. Person. "Person" includes individuals, corporations, partnerships, joint stock companies, or other business associations who are manufacturers or dealers in bedding. Subd. 4. New. "New" means any material or article that has not previously been used in the manufacture of bedding articles, or for any other purpose. Subd. 5. Secondhand. The term "secondhand" means any material or article that has been previously used in the manufacture of bedding or for any other purpose. Subd. 6. Shoddy. "Shoddy" means any material that has been spun into yarn, knit or woven into fabric and subsequently cut up, broken up, or ground up. History:  (3976-1) 1929 c 358 s 1; 1980 c 509 s 124; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.26 — Use Of Secondhand Material Forbidden In Certain Cases.

325F.26 USE OF SECONDHAND MATERIAL FORBIDDEN IN CERTAIN CASES. No person shall use, in the making or remaking of any article of bedding, any material that has been used in any private or public hospital, or any material of any kind that has been used by or about any person having an infectious or contagious disease, or has formed a part of any article of bedding which has so been used. This section shall not prevent the renovating of bedding used in any private or public hospital. History:  (3976-2) 1929 c 358 s 2
MN Stat § 325F.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.27 — Sale Of Bedding.

325F.27 SALE OF BEDDING. No person shall sell, offer for sale, consign for sale, or possess with intent to sell, or consign for sale any bedding used in a private or public hospital or any article of bedding that has been used by or about any person having an infectious or contagious disease. History:  (3976-3) 1929 c 358 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 325F.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.28 — Material Must Be Renovated.

325F.28 MATERIAL MUST BE RENOVATED. No person shall remake or renovate any article of bedding unless all the material to be used in such remade or renovated bedding shall first be thoroughly sterilized and disinfected by the methods set out herein, or by any other approved sterilization method: (1) Dry heat of a temperature of not less than 160 degrees centigrade temperature for not less than one hour. (A thermometer for registering the temperature visible from the outside of the room shall be provided where dry heat is used); (2) Live steam, with subsequent drying of the material over steam coils with a pressure of not less than 20 pounds of steam for 20 minutes. (A gauge for registering steam pressure visible from the outside of the room shall be provided where steam under pressure is used and valved outlets shall be provided near the bottom and also the top of the room in cases where streaming steam is used); (3) Formaldehyde and sulphur concurrently in a moist atmosphere for a period of not less than ten hours. Formaldehyde gas shall be generated from the use of one pint of formaldehyde solution, 37 percent to each 1,000 cubic feet of air space, or through the use of any of the high class commercial fumigators which generate an equivalent quantity of gas. Sulphur shall be from the burning of three pounds of sulphur for each 1,000 cubic feet of air space. The moist atmosphere shall be produced by thorough sprinkling of the floor of the room with warm water just prior to the process of disinfection. The room shall be provided with a separate air inlet and also an exhaust connection, and shall be equipped with tight dampers or closure gates which can be operated from the outside of the room. Rooms for disinfection of bedding materials shall be made gas or steam tight. Shelving for loose bedding materials shall be of lattice or other open construction. Solid shelves of a type to prevent passage of gas through the materials shall not be permitted. History:  (3976-4) 1929 c 358 s 4
MN Stat § 325F.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.29 — Sales Forbidden; Exceptions; Penalties.

325F.29 SALES FORBIDDEN; EXCEPTIONS; PENALTIES. No person shall sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, or deliver or consign for sale or lease, or possess with intent to sell, lease, deliver, or consign for sale or lease, any bedding made, remade, or renovated in violation of sections 325F.25 to 325F.32 or any secondhand bedding unless since last used it has been thoroughly sterilized and disinfected as provided under section 325F.28. A violation of sections 325F.25 to 325F.32 is a misdemeanor. The penalty provisions of section 8.31 shall apply when any person is found to have violated sections 325F.25 to 325F.32. History:  (3976-7) 1929 c 358 s 7; 1975 c 350 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 325F.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.30 — Shoddy Material To Be Labeled.

325F.30 SHODDY MATERIAL TO BE LABELED. No person, as principal or by agents, servants, or employees, shall make or sell, or offer to sell, deliver, or consign for sale, or possess with intent to sell, deliver, or consign for sale any bedding made of material that has theretofore been used as a container for or in contact with any animal or vegetable matter or any material defined as shoddy, unless the bedding shall be labeled as such, or any material that has theretofore been used unless the same shall have been cleaned and sterilized. History:  (3976-8) 1929 c 358 s 8; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 325F.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.31 — Bedding To Be Labeled.

325F.31 BEDDING TO BE LABELED. No person shall make or remake, or sell, offer for sale, consign for sale, or possess with intent to sell, offer for sale, or consign for sale any article of bedding unless the same is labeled as follows: On each article of bedding a label of durable material not less than three by 4-1/2 inches in size shall be displayed, upon which shall be in plain print, in the English language, a description of the material used as filling of such article of bedding; and, if such material, or any portion thereof, shall not have been previously used, the words "manufactured of new material" shall appear upon the label, together with the name and address of the maker or vendor thereof. If any of the material used in the making or remaking of such article of bedding shall have been previously used, the words "manufactured of secondhand material" or "remade of secondhand material", as the case may be, shall appear upon the label, together with the name and address of the maker or vendor thereof, and also a description of the material used in the filling of such article of bedding. On any article of bedding, not remade, but which has been previously used, the words "secondhand materials used in filling not known" shall appear upon the label, together with the name and address of the vendor thereof. The statement required under this section shall be in form as follows: "OFFICIAL STATEMENT  Materials used in filling .   Made by .   Vendor .   Address .  This article is made in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 325F.25 to 325F.32." The statement of compliance required in the foregoing official statement shall not be construed to imply that it is prohibited to state also that the article of bedding is made in compliance with any act or acts of other states. The words "manufactured of new material", or "manufactured of secondhand material," or any article of bedding not remade, "secondhand materials used in filling not known," together with the description of the material used as filling of an article of bedding, shall be in letters not less than one-eighth of an inch in height. No term or description likely to mislead shall be used on any label to describe material used in the filling of any article of bedding. The label shall be attached to each mattress, pad, or upholstered spring by sewing all four edges of the label. History:  (3976-9) 1929 c 358 s 9; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 421 s 1; 1975 c 350 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.32 — Feathers To Be Renovated.

325F.32 FEATHERS TO BE RENOVATED. Feathers used in making, remaking, or renovating new or secondhand bedding shall be thoroughly cured, sterilized, or disinfected. History:  (3976-10) 1929 c 358 s 10
MN Stat § 325F.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.34 — Testimony; Production Of Books And Documents.

325F.34 TESTIMONY; PRODUCTION OF BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS. No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents in any case or proceedings instituted or brought under the provisions of sections 325F.25 to 325F.32, or in obedience to a subpoena, in any such case or proceedings, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of the person may tend to criminate or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the person may testify, or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, in any such case or proceedings, or in obedience to a subpoena, in any such case or proceedings. History:  (3976-47) 1939 c 403 s 5; 1941 c 326 s 5; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 159; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 325F.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.35 — Definitions.

325F.35 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Words, terms and phrases. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the words, terms and phrases defined in this section, for the purposes of sections 325F.35 to 325F.39, shall be given the meanings subjoined to them. Subd. 2. Cotton duck or canvas. "Cotton duck" or "canvas" includes all cotton duck or canvas, whether single filling, double filling, army roll, or wide duck. Subd. 3. Yard. The equivalent of 36 inches in length by 29 inches in width, or 7-1/4 square feet, of cotton duck or canvas shall constitute a yard. Subd. 4. Ounce. An "ounce" shall be 1/16 of a pound avoirdupois. History:  (3966, 3967) 1913 c 169 s 1,2; 1980 c 509 s 24
MN Stat § 325F.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.36 — Manufacture And Sale Of Cotton Duck Or Canvas; Stamps, Brands, And Marks.

325F.36 MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF COTTON DUCK OR CANVAS; STAMPS, BRANDS, AND MARKS. Any person, company, or corporation who shall manufacture for sale, or who may offer or expose for sale, any cotton duck or canvas or any article, other than clothing and wearing apparel, composed or made, in whole or in part, of cotton duck or canvas, shall distinctly and durably stamp, brand, or mark thereon the true and correct weight of such cotton duck or canvas, by ounces per yard, together with a description by name of any filler or other preparation placed in or on the cotton duck or canvas since its manufacture. History:  (3968) 1913 c 167 s 3
MN Stat § 325F.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.37 — Certain Sales Unlawful; Misstatements Forbidden.

325F.37 CERTAIN SALES UNLAWFUL; MISSTATEMENTS FORBIDDEN. It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation, either individually or in any representative capacity, to carry for sale, sell, or endeavor to sell any cotton duck or canvas or any articles other than clothing and wearing apparel, composed or made, in whole or in part, of any cotton duck or canvas without having marked thereon the true and correct weight of the canvas or cotton duck, by ounces per yard, together with a description by name of any filler or other preparation placed in or on the cotton duck or canvas since its manufacture, or to misstate, misrepresent, or conceal the true weight of the canvas or cotton duck, by ounces per yard, or to misstate, misrepresent, or conceal the existence of any filler or other preparation placed in or on the cotton duck or canvas since its manufacture. History:  (3969) 1913 c 167 s 4
MN Stat § 325F.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.39 — Unlawful To Deface Mark.

325F.39 UNLAWFUL TO DEFACE MARK. It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, mutilate, obscure, conceal, efface, cancel, or remove any mark provided for by sections 325F.35 to 325F.39, or cause or permit the same to be done with intent to mislead, deceive, or to violate any of the provisions of sections 325F.35 to 325F.39. History:  (3971) 1913 c 167 s 6
MN Stat § 325F.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.40 — Violations; Penalties.

325F.40 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. Any person, company, or corporation violating any of the provisions of sections 325F.35 to 325F.39 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (3972) 1913 c 167 s 7; 1961 c 561 s 10; 1973 c 151 s 3; 1987 c 329 s 21; 2005 c 10 art 3 s 17
MN Stat § 325F.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.41 — Testimony; Production Of Books And Documents.

325F.41 TESTIMONY; PRODUCTION OF BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS. No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents in any case or proceedings instituted or brought under the provisions of section 325F.40, or in obedience to a subpoena, in any such case or proceedings, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of the person may tend to criminate or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the person may testify, or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, in any such case or proceedings, or in obedience to a subpoena, in any such case or proceedings. History:  (3976-47) 1939 c 403 s 5; 1941 c 326 s 5; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 325F.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.42 — Fraud In The Sale Of Fur Wearing Apparel.

325F.42 FRAUD IN THE SALE OF FUR WEARING APPAREL. Subdivision 1. Fur constituent part. Articles of wearing apparel of which fur is a constituent part shall not be sold or offered for sale at retail in the state under any false or deceptive name. Subd. 2. False and deceptive name. For the purposes of this section, "false or deceptive name" means a name which implies that the fur which is a constituent part of the article is of substantially greater value than the fur which is actually used. Subd. 3. Identifying tag attached to garment. The fur which is a constituent part of any article of wearing apparel sold or offered for sale at retail shall be identified by its true name, and its trade name, if any, upon a tag or ticket prominently attached or displayed on the garment and shall be identified further by its true name, and its trade name, if any contained on a sales slip or invoice delivered to the purchaser at the time of sale. Subd. 4. Violations and penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:  1949 c 203 s 1-4
MN Stat § 325F.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.43 — Imitation Indian-made Goods To Be Branded.

325F.43 IMITATION INDIAN-MADE GOODS TO BE BRANDED. All goods, wares, and merchandise known as moccasins, bead work, birchbark baskets, deerskin work, grass rugs, sweet grass baskets, and other goods which are manufactured or produced in imitation of genuine American Indian-made goods, wares, or merchandise shall be branded, labeled, or marked, as hereinafter provided, before being exposed for sale and shall not be exposed or sold without such brand, label, or mark thereon. For purposes of this section, Indian-made goods are those made exclusively by persons who are of at least one-quarter Indian blood or who are listed on the rolls of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as Indians. History:  (3976-61) 1937 c 196 s 1; 1973 c 151 s 1
MN Stat § 325F.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.44 — Brand.

325F.44 BRAND. The brand, label, or mark required by section 325F.43 shall be the words "not Indian-made" and shall be placed or attached outside of and on a conspicuous part of the finished article so as to be plainly visible to the purchasing public, and shall be the size and style known as great primer Roman capitals. Such brand or mark, if the article will permit, shall be placed upon it, but when such branding or marking is impossible a label shall be used and attached thereto. History:  (3976-62) 1937 c 196 s 2; 1973 c 151 s 2
MN Stat § 325F.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales|Section 325F.45 — Goods Not To Be Sold Without Brand.

325F.45 GOODS NOT TO BE SOLD WITHOUT BRAND. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or have in possession for the purpose of sale, imitation goods, wares, or merchandise described in section 325F.43 without the brand, label, or mark required by sections 325F.43 and 325F.44 being placed thereon or attached thereto, or remove, conceal, or deface such brand, label, or mark. History:  (3976-63) 1937 c 196 s 3