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MN Stat § 325E.0682 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.0682 — Violations.

325E.0682 VIOLATIONS. (a) It is a violation of sections 325E.068 to 325E.0684 for an equipment manufacturer to coerce an equipment dealer to accept delivery of heavy and utility equipment that the equipment dealer has not voluntarily ordered. (b) It is a violation of sections 325E.068 to 325E.0684 for an equipment manufacturer to: (1) condition or attempt to condition the sale of equipment on a requirement that the equipment dealer also purchase other goods or services; except that an equipment manufacturer may require the dealer to purchase all parts reasonably necessary to maintain the quality of operation in the field of any equipment used in the trade area and telecommunications necessary to communicate with the equipment manufacturer; (2) coerce an equipment dealer into a refusal to purchase the equipment manufactured by another equipment manufacturer; (3) discriminate in the prices charged for equipment of like grade and quality sold by the equipment manufacturer to similarly situated equipment dealers. This clause does not prevent the use of differentials that make only due allowance for difference in the cost of manufacture, sale, or delivery or for the differing methods or quantities in which the equipment is sold or delivered, by the equipment manufacturer; or (4) attempt or threaten to terminate, cancel, fail to renew, or substantially change the competitive circumstances of the dealership agreement if the attempt or threat is based on the results of a natural disaster, a labor dispute, or other circumstance beyond the dealer's control. History:  1989 c 267 s 3; 1991 c 70 s 9
MN Stat § 325E.0683 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.0683 — Status Of Inconsistent Agreements.

325E.0683 STATUS OF INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. A term of a dealership agreement either expressed or implied, including a choice of law provision, that is inconsistent with the terms of sections 325E.068 to 325E.0684 or that purports to waive an equipment manufacturer's compliance with sections 325E.068 to 325E.0684 is void and unenforceable and does not waive any rights that are provided to a person by sections 325E.068 to 325E.0684. History:  1989 c 267 s 4; 1991 c 70 s 10
MN Stat § 325E.0684 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.0684 — Remedies.

325E.0684 REMEDIES. If an equipment manufacturer violates sections 325E.068 to 325E.0684, an equipment dealer may bring an action against the manufacturer in a court of competent jurisdiction for damages sustained by the dealer as a consequence of the manufacturer's violation, together with the actual costs of the action, including reasonable attorney's fees. The dealer also may be granted injunctive relief against unlawful termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or substantial change of competitive circumstances. The remedies in this section are in addition to any other remedies permitted by law. History:   1989 c 267 s 5
MN Stat § 325E.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.07 — Cigarette Vending Machines, Notice Relating To Sales.

325E.07 CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES, NOTICE RELATING TO SALES. Subdivision 1. Required posting. In a conspicuous place on each cigarette vending machine in use within the state, there shall be posted, and kept in easily legible form and repair, by the owner, lessee, or person having control thereof, a warning to persons under 18 years of age which shall be printed in bold type letters each of which shall be at least one-half inch high and which shall read as follows: "Any Person Under 18 Years of Age Is Forbidden By Law To Purchase Cigarettes From This Machine." Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. Any owner, any lessee, and any person having control of any cigarette vending machine which does not bear the warning required by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1963 c 545 s 1
MN Stat § 325E.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.08 — Service For Disabled Persons At Gasoline Stations.

325E.08 SERVICE FOR DISABLED PERSONS AT GASOLINE STATIONS. All gasoline service stations which offer both full service and self-service gasoline dispensing operations shall provide an attendant to dispense gasoline at the self-service price into vehicles bearing disability plates or a disability parking certificate issued pursuant to section 168.021. History:  1979 c 160 s 1; 2005 c 56 s 1
MN Stat § 325E.085 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.085 — Motor Vehicle Fuel Payment.

325E.085 MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL PAYMENT. No local unit of government may restrict the sale of motor fuel based upon the method of purchase agreed to by the seller and purchaser. History:   2013 c 67 s 1
MN Stat § 325E.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.095 — Computation Of Sales By Small Retailers.

325E.095 COMPUTATION OF SALES BY SMALL RETAILERS. A retail business selling less than 50,000 gallons of motor vehicle fuel per year may compute fuel pump sales by the half gallon. This section supersedes any contrary provision of law. History:   1983 c 106 s 1
MN Stat § 325E.0951 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.0951 — Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Systems.

325E.0951 MOTOR VEHICLE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (a) Motor vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine and designed for use on the public highways, such as automobiles, trucks, and buses. (b) Person. "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, incorporated and unincorporated association, or any other legal or commercial entity. (c) Air pollution control system. "Air pollution control system" means any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in order to comply with pollutant emission restrictions established for the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine by federal statute or regulation. Subd. 2. Prohibited acts. (a) A person may not knowingly tamper with, adjust, alter, change, or disconnect any air pollution control system on a motor vehicle or on a motor vehicle engine. (b) A person may not manufacture, advertise, offer for sale, sell, use, or install a device that causes any air pollution control system not to be functional as designed. (c) A person may not sell or transfer a motor vehicle with knowledge that any air pollution control system is either not in place or is not functional. Subd. 3. Repairs. This section does not prevent the service, repair, or replacement of any air pollution control system. Subd. 3a.  [Repealed, 2008 c 287 art 1 s 126] Subd. 4. Penalty. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1995 c 220 s 141] Subd. 6. Nonapplication. This section does not apply to a sale or transfer of a motor vehicle for the purpose of scrapping, dismantling, or destroying it. History:  1Sp1985 c 14 art 19 s 36; 1988 c 487 s 1; 1988 c 634 s 11; 1990 c 446 s 4; 1995 c 247 art 1 s 44
MN Stat § 325E.0952 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.0952 — Mandatory Air Bag Replacement.

325E.0952 MANDATORY AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle designed for use on the public highways and originally equipped with an air bag. (c) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, or any other legal or commercial entity. (d) "Air bag" means any inflatable restraint system installed in a motor vehicle to comply with safety standards established for the motor vehicle by federal law or regulation. (e) "Collision repair" means restoration or repair of damage to a motor vehicle resulting from collision or other occurrence. Subd. 2. Prohibited acts. (a) A person with actual knowledge that a motor vehicle's air bag has deployed or is missing may not perform collision repair of that motor vehicle unless any deployed or missing air bag is replaced with an air bag designed for the make, model, and year of the vehicle. (b) A person may not knowingly install or reinstall any object in lieu of an airbag designed for the make, model, and year of the vehicle, as part of a vehicle inflatable restraint system. Subd. 3. Exclusion. Subdivision 2, paragraph (a), does not apply to a motor vehicle that is a model year more than seven years prior to the year that the repair is performed. Subd. 4. Penalty. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   2007 c 71 s 1
MN Stat § 325E.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.10 — Definitions.

325E.10 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 325E.11 to 325E.112 and this section, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Motor oil. "Motor oil" means oil used as a lubricant or hydraulics in a transmission or internal combustion engine motor vehicle as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 18. Subd. 2a. Motor oil filter. "Motor oil filter" means any filter used in combination with motor oil. Subd. 3. Used motor oil. "Used motor oil" means motor oil which through use, storage or handling has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties. Subd. 4. Person. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative, association, firm, sole proprietorship, or other entity. Subd. 5. Used motor oil filter. "Used motor oil filter" means a motor oil filter which through use, storage, or handling has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties. History:  1977 c 68 s 1; 1995 c 220 s 118; 1997 c 216 s 130-132; 2003 c 128 art 2 s 44
MN Stat § 325E.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.11 — Collection Facilities; Notice.

325E.11 COLLECTION FACILITIES; NOTICE. (a) Any person selling at retail or offering motor oil or motor oil filters for retail sale in this state shall: (1) post a notice indicating the nearest location where used motor oil and used motor oil filters may be returned at no cost for recycling or reuse, post a toll-free telephone number that may be called by the public to determine a convenient location, or post a listing of locations where used motor oil and used motor oil filters may be returned at no cost for recycling or reuse; or (2) if the person is subject to section 325E.112, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), post a notice informing customers purchasing motor oil or motor oil filters of the location of the used motor oil and used motor oil filter collection site established by the retailer in accordance with section 325E.112, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), where used motor oil and used motor oil filters may be returned at no cost. (b) A notice under paragraph (a) shall be posted on or adjacent to the motor oil and motor oil filter displays, be at least 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, contain the universal recycling symbol with the following language: (1) "It is illegal to put used oil and used motor oil filters in the garbage."; (2) "Recycle your used oil and used motor oil filters."; and (3)(i) "There is a free collection site here for your used oil and used motor oil filters."; (ii) "There is a free collection site for used oil and used motor oil filters located at (name of business and street address)."; (iii) "For the location of a free collection site for used oil and used motor oil filters call (toll-free phone number)."; or (iv) "Here is a list of free collection sites for used oil and used motor oil filters." (c) The Pollution Control Agency shall enforce compliance with this section under sections 115.071 and 116.072 in coordination with the Division of Weights and Measures. History:  1977 c 68 s 2; 1987 c 348 s 37; 1995 c 220 s 119; 1997 c 216 s 133; 1999 c 231 s 182; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 72; 2014 c 222 art 2 s 16
MN Stat § 325E.115 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.115 — Lead Acid Batteries; Collection For Recycling.

325E.115 LEAD ACID BATTERIES; COLLECTION FOR RECYCLING. Subdivision 1. Surcharge; collection; notice. (a) A person selling lead acid batteries at retail or offering lead acid batteries for retail sale in this state shall: (1) accept, at the point of transfer, lead acid batteries from customers; (2) charge a fee of at least $10 per battery sold unless the customer returns a used battery to the retailer; and (3) post written notice in accordance with section 325E.1151. (b) Any person selling lead acid batteries at wholesale or offering lead acid batteries for sale at wholesale must accept, at the point of transfer, lead acid batteries from customers. Subd. 2. Compliance; management. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall inform persons governed by subdivision 1 of requirements for managing lead acid batteries. History:  1987 c 186 s 15; 1987 c 348 s 38; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 20 s 21; 1991 c 337 s 58; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 73; 2010 c 258 s 1; 2014 c 222 art 2 s 17
MN Stat § 325E.1151 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.1151 — Lead Acid Battery Purchase And Return.

325E.1151 LEAD ACID BATTERY PURCHASE AND RETURN. Subdivision 1. Purchasers must return battery or pay surcharge. (a) A person who purchases a lead acid battery at retail, except a lead acid battery that is designed to provide power for a boat motor that is purchased at the same time as the battery, must: (1) return a lead acid battery to the retailer; or (2) pay the retailer a surcharge of at least $10. (b) A person who has paid a surcharge under paragraph (a) must receive a refund of the surcharge from the retailer if the person returns a lead acid battery with a receipt for the purchase of a new battery from that retailer within 30 days after purchasing a new lead acid battery. (c) A retailer may keep the unrefunded surcharges for lead acid batteries not returned within 30 days. Subd. 2. Retailers must accept batteries. (a) A person who sells lead acid batteries at retail must accept lead acid batteries from consumers and may not charge to receive the lead acid batteries. A consumer may not deliver more than five lead acid batteries to a retailer at one time. (b) A retailer of lead acid batteries must recycle the lead acid batteries received from consumers. (c) A retailer who violates paragraph (b) is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each lead acid battery that is not recycled is a separate violation. Subd. 3. Retailers must post notices. (a) A person who sells lead acid batteries at retail must post the notice in paragraph (b) in a manner clearly visible to a consumer making purchasing decisions. (b) The notice must be at least 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches and contain the universal recycling symbol and state: "NOTICE: USED BATTERIES This retailer is required to accept your used lead acid batteries, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT PURCHASE A BATTERY. When you purchase a new battery, you will be charged an additional amount of at least $10 unless you return a used battery within 30 days. It is a crime to put a motor vehicle battery in the garbage." Subd. 4. Notices required in newspaper advertisements. (a) An advertisement for sale of new lead acid batteries at retail in newspapers published in this state must contain the notice in paragraph (b). (b) The notice must state: "At least $10 additional charge unless a used lead acid battery is returned. Improper disposal of a lead acid battery is a crime." History:  1Sp1989 c 1 art 20 s 22; 1991 c 337 s 59; 1993 c 249 s 32; 2010 c 258 s 2-4
MN Stat § 325E.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.12 — Penalty.

325E.12 PENALTY. Violation of sections 325E.10 to 325E.1151 is a petty misdemeanor. Sections 325E.10 to 325E.1151 may be enforced under section 115.071. History:  1977 c 68 s 3; 1993 c 249 s 33
MN Stat § 325E.1251 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.1251 — Penalty Enforcement.

325E.1251 PENALTY ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Penalty. Violation of section 325E.125 is a misdemeanor. A manufacturer who violates section 325E.125 is also subject to a minimum fine of $100 per violation. Subd. 2. Recovery of costs. Section 325E.125 may be enforced under section 115.071. In an enforcement action under this section in which the state prevails, the state may recover reasonable administrative expenses, court costs, and attorney fees incurred to take the enforcement action, in an amount to be determined by the court. History:  1990 c 409 s 3; 1991 c 257 s 7; 1993 c 249 s 35
MN Stat § 325E.127 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.127 — Notice For Fluorescent Lamps Containing Mercury.

325E.127 NOTICE FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS CONTAINING MERCURY. (a) A person who sells fluorescent lamps at retail must post the notice in paragraph (b) in a manner clearly visible to a consumer examining fluorescent lamps offered for sale. (b) The notice must be in 36-point type or larger and state: "Fluorescent bulbs save energy and reduce environmental pollution. Note: Fluorescent bulbs contain a small amount of mercury and must be recycled at the end of their use. Contact your county or utility for recycling options." (c) A retailer may include additional language in the notice in order to promote the sale of fluorescent lamps, provided that the language in paragraph (b) is present. History:   2007 c 109 s 17
MN Stat § 325E.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.13 — Tampering With Odometers; Definitions.

325E.13 TAMPERING WITH ODOMETERS; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 325E.13 to 325E.16, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Owner. "Owner" means a person, other than a secured party, having the property in or title to a vehicle. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security. Subd. 3. Motor vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon railroad tracks, except snowmobiles and other devices designed and used primarily for the transportation of persons over natural terrain, snow, or ice propelled by wheels, skis, tracks, runners, or whatever other means. Subd. 4. Person. "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, incorporated and unincorporated association, or any other legal or commercial entity. Subd. 5. Off-road recreational vehicle. "Off-road recreational vehicle" means a snowmobile as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3, and an off-highway vehicle, as defined in section 84.771. History:  1973 c 264 s 1; 2014 c 289 s 61
MN Stat § 325E.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.14 — Prohibited Acts.

325E.14 PROHIBITED ACTS. Subdivision 1. Tampering. No person shall knowingly tamper with, adjust, alter, change, set back, disconnect or, with intent to defraud, fail to connect the odometer of any motor vehicle or off-road recreational vehicle, or cause any of the foregoing to occur to an odometer of a motor vehicle or off-road recreational vehicle, so as to reflect a lower mileage than has actually been driven by the motor vehicle or off-road recreational vehicle. Subd. 2. Operating restriction. No person shall with intent to defraud, operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of the motor vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional. Subd. 3. Sales and use restrictions. No person shall advertise for sale, sell, use or install on any part of a motor vehicle or off-road recreational vehicle, or on any odometer in a motor vehicle or off-road recreational vehicle, any device that causes the odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage. Subd. 4. Sales restriction. No person shall sell or offer for sale any motor vehicle or off-road recreational vehicle with knowledge that the mileage registered on the odometer has been altered so as to reflect a lower mileage than has actually been driven by the motor vehicle or off-road recreational vehicle without disclosing the fact to prospective purchasers. Subd. 5. Conspiracy. No person shall conspire with any other person to violate this section or section 325E.15. Subd. 6. Repair or replacement restriction. Nothing in this section shall prevent the service, repair, or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before the service, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a written notice shall be attached to the left door frame of the motor vehicle by the owner or an agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced. No person shall remove or alter a notice so affixed. History:  1973 c 264 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2014 c 289 s 62-65
MN Stat § 325E.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325E — Trade Practices|Section 325E.15 — Transfer Of Motor Vehicle; Mileage Disclosure.

325E.15 TRANSFER OF MOTOR VEHICLE; MILEAGE DISCLOSURE. No person shall transfer a motor vehicle without disclosing to the transferee the true mileage registered on the odometer reading or that the actual mileage is unknown if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage. The regulations contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 580.1 to 580.17, that implement odometer disclosure requirements and prescribe the manner in which electronic or written disclosure must be made in this state are adopted by reference. No transferor shall violate any regulations adopted under this section or knowingly give a false statement to a transferee in making any disclosure required by the regulations. History:  1973 c 264 s 3; 2000 c 426 s 30; 1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 106