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MN Stat § 116.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.26 — Restoring Seized Items.

116.26 RESTORING SEIZED ITEMS. Subdivision 1. Applying to district court. When a cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner has been seized under sections 116.21 to 116.35, any person may within two months after the date of seizure, upon prior notice in accordance with subdivision 2 to the Pollution Control Agency by certified mail, apply to the district court within whose jurisdiction the seizure was made for an order of restoration under subdivision 3. Subd. 2. Notice. Notice under subdivision 1 shall be mailed at least 15 days prior to the day on which the application is to be made to the district court and shall specify: (1) the district court to which the application is to be made; (2) the place where and the time when the application is to be heard; (3) the cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner in regard to which the application is to be made; and (4) the evidence upon which the applicant relies to establish entitlement to possession of the cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner. Subd. 3. Restoring items. Subject to section 116.27 when upon hearing, the district court is satisfied (1) that the applicant is otherwise entitled to possession of the items seized, and (2) that the items seized are not and will not be required as evidence in proceedings under sections 116.21 to 116.35, the court shall order that the items seized be restored forthwith to the applicant. Where the court is satisfied that the applicant is otherwise entitled to possession but is not satisfied as to the necessity for retention as evidence, the court shall order restoration to the applicant (1) four months after the date of seizure if no proceedings under section 116.23 have been commenced before that time, or (2) upon the final conclusion of any such proceedings. Subd. 4. Disposal. When no application has been made under subdivision 1 within two months from the date of seizure, or when upon application no order of restoration is made, the items seized shall be delivered to the Pollution Control Agency, which may dispose of them as it sees fit. History:  1971 c 896 s 6; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 116.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.27 — Additional Prohibition.

116.27 ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION. Subdivision 1. Phosphorus content. No manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer shall sell, possess with intent to sell, or display for sale, a household laundry or dishwashing compound, including household detergents and presoaks, unless a verified or certified test result is filed with the Pollution Control Agency stating the percentage content of phosphorus by weight contained in the product. Subd. 2. Tests. Tests shall be conducted pursuant to the methods and procedures adopted by the federal Water Quality Administration. History:   1971 c 896 s 7
MN Stat § 116.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.28 — Lists Required.

116.28 LISTS REQUIRED. Subdivision 1. Contents of product. No household laundry or dishwashing compound, including household detergents and presoaks, shall be sold or displayed for sale unless the product name is on a list prominently displayed near the product display stating the phosphorus content by percentage of weight to weight of the package contents. The products shall be listed in descending order and in letters and figures not less than one half inch high and proportionately wide. No list shall be required if the Pollution Control Agency adopts and has in effect standards for maximum allowable phosphorus content of household laundry and dishwashing compounds. Subd. 2. Current listing; availability. The Pollution Control Agency shall supply any person upon request with a current listing of household laundry and dishwashing compounds and their phosphorus contents received pursuant to sections 116.21 to 116.35. This list shall be updated periodically. History:  1971 c 896 s 8; 1974 c 275 s 1,2
MN Stat § 116.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.29 — Forfeiture.

116.29 FORFEITURE. Subdivision 1. Conviction. When a person is convicted of an offense under section 116.28 any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner seized in accordance with sections 116.21 to 116.35 is forfeited to the Pollution Control Agency and shall be disposed of as it directs. Subd. 2. Consent. When a cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner is seized under sections 116.21 to 116.35, the owner or the person in whose possession it was at the time of seizure consents in writing to its destruction, it is forfeited to the Pollution Control Agency and shall be disposed of as it directs. History:   1971 c 896 s 9
MN Stat § 116.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.32 — Order To Refrain.

116.32 ORDER TO REFRAIN. If a person is convicted of an offense under sections 116.21 to 116.35, the court may, in addition to any punishment it may impose, order that person to refrain from any further violations of the provision of sections 116.21 to 116.35, or rules for the violation of which the offender has been convicted, or to cease to carry on any activity specified in the order the carrying on of which, in the opinion of the court, will or is likely to result in any further violation thereof. History:  1971 c 896 s 12; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 116.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.33 — Proof Of Offense.

116.33 PROOF OF OFFENSE. In a prosecution for an offense under sections 116.21 to 116.35, it is sufficient proof of the offense to establish that it was committed by an employee or agent of the accused whether or not the employee agent is identified or has been prosecuted for the offense, unless the accused establishes that the offense was committed without the accused's knowledge or consent and that the accused exercised all due diligence to prevent its commission. History:  1971 c 896 s 13; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 116.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.34 — Time Limited For Proceedings.

116.34 TIME LIMITED FOR PROCEEDINGS. Proceedings in respect of an offense under sections 116.21 to 116.35, may be instituted at any time within two years after the time when the subject matter of the proceedings arose. History:   1971 c 896 s 14
MN Stat § 116.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.35 — Trial Of Offenses.

116.35 TRIAL OF OFFENSES. Any complaint or information in respect of an offense under sections 116.21 to 116.35, may be heard, tried or determined by a court if the accused is resident or carrying on business within the territorial jurisdiction of that court although the matter of the complaint or information did not arise in that territorial jurisdiction. History:   1971 c 896 s 15
MN Stat § 116.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.36 — Definitions.

116.36 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 116.36 to 116.38, the following terms have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. Subd. 4. PCB. "PCB" means the class of organic compounds known as polychlorinated biphenyls and includes any of several compounds produced by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms on the biphenyl molecule with chlorine. PCB does not include chlorinated biphenyl compounds that have functional groups attached other than chlorine. Subd. 5. Person. "Person" has the meaning specified in section 115.01, subdivision 10. History:  1976 c 344 s 1; 1977 c 347 s 16; 1987 c 186 s 15; 1990 c 594 art 1 s 51
MN Stat § 116.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.37 — Pcb; Prohibited Use.

116.37 PCB; PROHIBITED USE. Subdivision 1. Certificate of exemption. Beginning January 1, 1978, no person shall use, possess, sell, purchase or manufacture PCB or any product containing PCB unless the use, possession, sale, purchase or manufacture of PCB or products containing PCB is exempted by the agency. If the agency finds after there is opportunity for a public hearing on an application presented by any person, that no substitutes or feasible alternatives are reasonably available for PCB or a product containing PCB or class of products containing PCB, it shall grant a certificate of exemption which shall clearly set out the permitted use, possession, sale or purchase of PCB or a PCB product containing PCB. If the agency grants a certificate of exemption, it shall be valid for all subsequent uses of PCB or products containing PCB if the subsequent uses are consistent with the terms and conditions of the certificate of exemption. In granting certificates of exemption the agency shall at all times consider the public health and safety threatened by the use of PCB. In the consideration of certificates of exemption for the use or replacement of existing electrical transformers and capacitors the agency shall review, but not be limited to, considerations of the safety of proven alternatives, replacement costs and rules controlling the final disposal of PCB. Subd. 2. Exclusion. In no event shall the certificate of exemption requirement or the labeling requirement of this section apply to any individual person who purchases or otherwise acquires a product containing PCB intended for consumer use in the home, provided that the use has previously been exempted by the agency and that the use is consistent with the terms and conditions of the certificate of exemption. Wastepaper, pulp, or other wood fiber materials purchased for use within this state in the manufacture of recycled paper products are exempt from the requirements of this section. Subd. 3. Labels required. Beginning July 1, 1977, no person in this state shall add PCB in the manufacture of any new item, product or material, nor shall any person in this state sell any new item, product or material to which PCB has been added unless the PCB or products containing PCB are conspicuously labeled to disclose the presence of PCB and the concentrations of PCB. Subd. 4. Rules. The agency shall promulgate rules by January 1, 1977, governing the granting of certificates of exemption and the requirements of labels specified in subdivision 3. The rules governing the requirement of labels specified in subdivision 3 may require other information relating to the public health and environmental effects of PCB and shall apply to persons holding certificates of exemption. Subd. 5. Penalties. Violations of this section and sections 116.36 and 116D.045 shall be subject to the provisions of section 115.071. History:   1976 c 344 s 2
MN Stat § 116.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.38 — Pcb Burning.

116.38 PCB BURNING. Subdivision 1. State policy. The legislature finds that risks to human health must be adequately evaluated before a facility may burn PCBs. The legislature also finds that if there is a risk to human health, all human health must be treated with equal concern, and facilities that cause risks to human health must not be allowed to operate in sparsely populated areas if they would not be allowed to operate in heavily populated areas. Subd. 2. EIS required. The Pollution Control Agency may not allow burning of wastes containing 50 ppm or greater PCBs by permit or otherwise unless an environmental impact statement is completed. It may not renew a permit for burning wastes containing 50 ppm or greater PCBs until an environmental impact statement is completed. This section does not apply to experimental burning of small quantities of waste containing 50 ppm or greater PCBs. History:   1990 c 594 art 1 s 52
MN Stat § 116.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.39 — Ozone Layer; Preservation.

116.39 OZONE LAYER; PRESERVATION. Subdivision 1. Sale prohibited. Except as provided by subdivision 3, after July 1, 1979, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any pressurized container which contains as a propellant trichloromonofluoromethane, difluorodichloromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, or any other saturated chlorofluorocarbon compound or other similar inert fluorocarbon compound that does not contain reactive carbon hydrogen bonds. Subd. 2. Warning. Commencing October 31, 1977, no person shall sell or offer for sale at wholesale in this state a pressurized container using chlorofluorocarbon propellants unless the container has prominently displayed on the front panel this statement: "Warning: Contains a chlorofluorocarbon that may harm the public health and environment by reducing ozone in the upper atmosphere." Subd. 3. Other compounds permitted. Nothing in this section prohibits the sale or use of refrigeration equipment containing chlorofluorocarbon compounds, or the sale of chlorofluorocarbon compounds for use in such equipment. This section shall not apply to the sale of chlorofluorocarbon compounds for the following essential medical uses: (1) metered-dose steroid human drugs for nasal inhalation; (2) metered-dose steroid human drugs for oral inhalation; (3) metered-dose adrenergic bronchodilator human drugs for oral inhalation; (4) contraceptive vaginal foams for human use; or (5) cytology fixatives; nor for other medical uses by or under the supervision of a licensed physician, dentist or veterinarian, or a hospital, nursing home or other health care institution licensed by the Department of Health. This section shall also not apply to the sale of chlorofluorocarbon compounds for use in the cleaning, maintenance, testing and repair of electronic equipment. Subd. 4. Penalty. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. History:   1977 c 373 s 1
MN Stat § 116.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.41 — Waste And Waste Facilities Training And Certification.

116.41 WASTE AND WASTE FACILITIES TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1983 c 373 s 72] Subd. 1a.  [Repealed, 1983 c 373 s 72] Subd. 2. Training and certification programs. (a) The agency shall develop standards of competence for persons operating and inspecting various classes of disposal facilities. The agency shall conduct training programs for persons operating facilities for the disposal of waste and for inspectors of such facilities, and shall charge such fees as are necessary to cover the actual costs of the training programs. All fees received shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Pollution Control Agency training account and are appropriated to the agency to pay expenses relating to the training of disposal facility personnel. (b) The agency shall require operators and inspectors of such facilities to obtain from the agency a certificate of competence. The agency shall conduct examinations to test the competence of applicants for certification, and shall require that certificates be renewed at reasonable intervals. The agency may charge such fees as are necessary to cover the actual costs of receiving and processing applications, conducting examinations, and issuing and renewing certificates. Certificates shall not be required for a private individual for land-spreading and associated interim and temporary storage of sewage sludge on property owned or farmed by that individual. Subd. 3. Regulation and enforcement assistance. The agency shall establish a program to provide technical and financial assistance for regulation and enforcement to counties which have certified operators and inspectors conforming to the requirements of the agency, chapters 400 and 473, and sections 115A.01 to 115A.72. Subd. 4. Rules. The agency shall adopt, amend, and rescind rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section in accordance with chapter 14. History:  1973 c 646 s 1; 1980 c 564 art 11 s 13; 1981 c 352 s 29; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 301 s 118; 1987 c 348 s 31; 1987 c 404 s 146; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 46; 2009 c 37 art 1 s 46
MN Stat § 116.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.42 — Acid Deposition; Legislative Intent.

116.42 ACID DEPOSITION; LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature recognizes that acid deposition substantially resulting from the conduct of commercial and industrial operations, both within and without the state, poses a present and severe danger to the delicate balance of ecological systems within the state, and that the failure to act promptly and decisively to mitigate or eliminate this danger will soon result in untold and irreparable damage to the agricultural, water, forest, fish, and wildlife resources of the state. It is therefore the intent of the legislature in enacting sections 116.42 to 116.44 to mitigate or eliminate the acid deposition problem by curbing sources of acid deposition within the state and to support and encourage other states, the federal government, and the province of Ontario in recognizing the dangers of acid deposition and taking steps to mitigate or eliminate it within their own jurisdictions. History:  1982 c 482 s 1; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 30
MN Stat § 116.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.43 — Acid Deposition Defined.

116.43 ACID DEPOSITION DEFINED. As used in sections 116.42 to 116.44, "acid deposition" means the wet or dry deposition from the atmosphere of chemical compounds, usually in the form of rain or snow, having the potential to form an aqueous compound with a pH level lower than the level considered normal under natural conditions, or lower than 5.6. History:  1982 c 482 s 2; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 31
MN Stat § 116.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.44 — Sensitive Areas; Standards.

116.44 SENSITIVE AREAS; STANDARDS. Subdivision 1. List of areas. By January 1, 1983, the Pollution Control Agency shall publish a preliminary list of counties determined to contain natural resources sensitive to the impacts of acid deposition. Sensitive areas shall be designated on the basis of: (1) the presence of plants and animal species which are sensitive to acid deposition; (2) geological information identifying those areas which have insoluble bedrock which is incapable of adequately neutralizing acid deposition; and (3) existing acid deposition reports and data prepared by the Pollution Control Agency and the federal Environmental Protection Agency. The Pollution Control Agency shall conduct public meetings on the preliminary list of acid deposition sensitive areas. Meetings shall be concluded by March 1, 1983, and a final list published by May 1, 1983. Subd. 2. Standards. (a) By January 1, 1986, the agency shall adopt an acid deposition standard for wet plus dry acid deposition in the acid deposition sensitive areas listed pursuant to subdivision 1. (b) By January 1, 1986, the agency shall adopt an acid deposition control plan to attain and maintain the acid deposition standard adopted under clause (a), addressing sources both inside and outside of the state which emit more than 100 tons of sulphur dioxide per year. The plan shall include an analysis of the estimated compliance costs for facilities emitting sulphur dioxide. Any emission reductions required inside of the state shall be based on the contribution of sources inside of the state to acid deposition in excess of the standard. (c) By January 1, 1990, sources located inside the state shall be in compliance with the provisions of the acid deposition control plan. History:  1982 c 482 s 3; 1984 c 519 s 1; 1989 c 209 art 1 s 11; 1997 c 187 art 1 s 11
MN Stat § 116.454 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.454 — Monitoring Program.

116.454 MONITORING PROGRAM. By July 1, 1993, the agency shall establish a statewide monitoring program for, and inventory of probable sources of, releases into the air, ambient concentrations in the air, and deposition from the air of toxic substances. History:   1992 c 546 s 3
MN Stat § 116.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 114C - 116I — Environmental Protection|Chapter 116 — Pollution Control Agency|Section 116.46 — Definitions.

116.46 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 116.47 to 116.50, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 1a. Aboveground storage tank. "Aboveground storage tank" means any one or a combination of containers, vessels, and enclosures, including structures and appurtenances connected to them, that is used to contain or dispense regulated substances, and that is not an underground storage tank. Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. Subd. 2a. Installer. "Installer" means a person who places, constructs, or repairs an aboveground or underground tank, or permanently takes an aboveground or underground tank out of service. Subd. 3. Operator. "Operator" means a person in control of, or having responsibility for, the daily operation of an underground storage tank. Subd. 4. Owner. "Owner" means a person who owns an underground storage tank and a person who owned it immediately before discontinuation of its use. Subd. 5. Person. "Person" has the meaning given it in section 116.06, subdivision 17. Subd. 6. Regulated substance. "Regulated substance" means: (1) a hazardous material listed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 172.101; or (2) petroleum, including crude oil or a fraction of crude oil that is liquid at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute. Subd. 7. Release. "Release" means a spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing from an underground storage tank into the environment. Release does not include designed venting consistent with the agency's air quality rules. Subd. 7a. Retail location. "Retail location" means a facility located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, where gasoline is offered for sale to the general public for use in automobiles and trucks. Subd. 7b. Transport delivery vehicle. "Transport delivery vehicle" means a liquid fuel cargo tank used to deliver gasoline into underground storage tanks. Subd. 8. Underground storage tank. "Underground storage tank" means any one or a combination of containers including tanks, vessels, enclosures, or structures and underground appurtenances connected to them, that is used to contain or dispense an accumulation of regulated substances and the volume of which, including the volume of the underground pipes connected to them, is ten percent or more beneath the surface of the ground. Subd. 9.  [Renumbered subd 1a] Subd. 10. Vapor recovery system. "Vapor recovery system" means a system which transfers vapors from underground storage tanks during the filling operation to the storage compartment of the transport vehicle delivering gasoline. History:  1Sp1985 c 13 s 235; 1987 c 389 s 11,12; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 140-142