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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.13 — Banned Hazardous Toys; Prohibitions.

325F.13 BANNED HAZARDOUS TOYS; PROHIBITIONS.
No person shall sell, expose for sale, deliver, give away, possess, or introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce any hazardous toy or article intended to be used by a child or banned hazardous toy or article intended to be used by a child.
History:
1973 c 467 s 6; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.135 — Unsafe Recalled Toys; Prohibition On Sale.

325F.135 UNSAFE RECALLED TOYS; PROHIBITION ON SALE.
(a) No commercial retailer shall sell in this state a toy that the commercial retailer knows at the time of the sale has been recalled for any safety-related reason by an agency of the federal government or by the toy's manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, or importer.
(b) For purposes of this section, "toy" means an item designed primarily for the purpose of play activity by children under the age of 12 years and "recalled" excludes corrective actions that involve safety alerts, parts replacement, or consumer repairs.
(c) This section shall be enforced under sections 325F.14 to 325F.16.
History:
2009 c 59 art 5 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.14 — Hazardous Toys; Seizure.

325F.14 HAZARDOUS TOYS; SEIZURE.
The commissioner shall apply to the district court to seize toys presenting hazards when no other practical method to control the hazard exists. The attorney general shall represent the commissioner in the district court.
History:
1973 c 467 s 7; 1983 c 289 s 114
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.15 — Commissioner's Right Of Access To Premises, Records.

325F.15 COMMISSIONER'S RIGHT OF ACCESS TO PREMISES, RECORDS.
For the purpose of administering the provisions of sections 325F.08 to 325F.18, the commissioner and inspectors shall have access and entry at reasonable times to any premises in which toys or other articles within the provisions of sections 325F.08 to 325F.18 are held and shall have access to all records pertinent to the enforcement of sections 325F.08 to 325F.18.
History:
1973 c 467 s 8; 1983 c 289 s 114
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.16 — Penalties.

325F.16 PENALTIES.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of sections 325F.08 to 325F.18 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1973 c 467 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.172 — Definitions.

325F.172 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
For the purposes of sections 325F.172 to 325F.173, the following terms have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Child.
"Child" means a person under three years of age.
Subd. 3.
Children's product.
"Children's product" means an empty bottle or cup to be filled with food or liquid that is designed or intended by a manufacturer to be used by a child.
Subd. 4.
Enforcement.
Sections 325F.173 to 325F.175 may be enforced as provided under sections 45.027, subdivisions 1 to 6, 325F.10 to 325F.12, and 325F.14 to 325F.16.
History:
2009 c 40 s 1; 1Sp2021 c 4 art 6 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.173 — Bisphenol-a In Certain Children's Products.

325F.173 BISPHENOL-A IN CERTAIN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS.
(a) By January 1, 2010, no manufacturer or wholesaler may sell or offer for sale in this state a children's product that contains bisphenol-A.
(b) This section does not apply to sale of a used children's product.
(c) By January 1, 2011, no retailer may sell or offer for sale in this state a children's product that contains bisphenol-A.
History:
2009 c 40 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.174 — Bisphenol-a In Children's Food Containers.

325F.174 BISPHENOL-A IN CHILDREN'S FOOD CONTAINERS.
Subdivision 1.
Prohibition.
(a) Beginning August 1, 2014, no manufacturer or wholesaler may knowingly sell or offer for sale in this state infant formula, baby food, or toddler food stored in a container that contains intentionally added bisphenol-A.
(b) Beginning August 1, 2015, no retailer may knowingly sell or offer for sale in this state infant formula, baby food, or toddler food stored in a container that contains intentionally added bisphenol-A.
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(a) "Baby food" means a prepared solid food consisting of a soft paste or an easily chewed food that is primarily intended for consumption by children two years of age or younger and is commercially available.
(b) "Container" means a receptacle, box, can, or jar, including a lid, that is in direct physical contact with a children's food.
(c) "Infant formula" means a liquid or powder that purports to be or is represented for special dietary use solely as a food for infants by reason of its simulation of human milk or its suitability as a complete or partial substitute for human milk.
(d) "Toddler food" means any food or beverage, other than baby food or infant formula, that is primarily intended for consumption by children under three years of age. For purposes of this section, toddler food in can containers is not included in this definition.
History:
2013 c 71 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.175 — Bisphenol-a Replacement Chemicals.

325F.175 BISPHENOL-A REPLACEMENT CHEMICALS.
Beginning August 1, 2014, a manufacturer shall not replace a chemical the use of which is prohibited in section 325F.174 with a chemical known to the manufacturer to have been identified on the basis of credible scientific evidence by a state, federal, or international agency as being known or suspected with a high degree of probability to:
(1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental toxicity;
(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;
(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system; or
(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic toxicity.
History:
2013 c 71 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.176 — Definitions.

325F.176 DEFINITIONS.
(a) For the purposes of sections 325F.176 to 325F.178, the following terms have the meanings given them.
(b) "Child" means a person under eight years of age.
(c) "Children's product" means a product primarily designed or intended by a manufacturer to be physically applied to or introduced into a child's body, including any article used as a component of such a product and excluding a food, beverage, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical product or biologic, children's toys that are covered by the ASTM International F963 standard for Toy Safety, or a medical device as defined in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States Code, title 21, section 321(h), as amended through February 15, 2013.
(d) "Intentionally added chemical" means a chemical in a product that serves an intended function in the product.
History:
2013 c 58 s 1; 2014 c 277 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.177 — Formaldehyde In Children's Products; Ban.

325F.177 FORMALDEHYDE IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS; BAN.
(a) Beginning August 1, 2014, no manufacturer or wholesaler may sell or offer for sale in this state a children's product that intentionally contains:
(1) formaldehyde, including formaldehyde contained in a solution; or
(2) intentionally added chemical ingredients that chemically degrade under normal conditions of temperature and pressure to release free formaldehyde at levels exceeding a de minimis level of 0.05 percent.
(b) Beginning August 1, 2015, no retailer may sell or offer for sale in this state a children's product that intentionally contains:
(1) formaldehyde, including formaldehyde contained in a solution; or
(2) intentionally added chemical ingredients that chemically degrade under normal conditions of temperature and pressure to release free formaldehyde at levels exceeding a de minimis level of 0.05 percent.
History:
2013 c 58 s 2; 2014 c 277 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.178 — Formaldehyde Replacement Chemicals.

325F.178 FORMALDEHYDE REPLACEMENT CHEMICALS.
(a) A manufacturer shall not replace a chemical whose use is prohibited in section 325F.175 with a chemical known to the manufacturer to have been identified on the basis of credible scientific evidence by a state, federal, or international agency as being known or suspected with a high degree of probability to:
(1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental toxicity;
(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;
(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system; or
(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic toxicity.
(b) For the purposes of this section, international agency does not include an agency affiliated with a country on the U.S. Department of State list of state sponsors of terrorism or the U.S. Department of Treasury list of countries with trade restrictions or sanctions.
History:
2013 c 58 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.179 — Enforcement.

325F.179 ENFORCEMENT.
Sections 325F.177 and 325F.178 may be enforced as provided under sections 45.027, subdivisions 1 to 6, 325F.10 to 325F.12, and 325F.14 to 325F.16.
History:
1Sp2021 c 4 art 6 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.181 — Formaldehyde Product Standard.

325F.181 FORMALDEHYDE PRODUCT STANDARD.
All plywood and particleboard used in newly constructed housing units, including manufactured homes, or sold to the public for use as building materials, shall comply with the product standards, certification and labeling requirements, and other provisions in Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, sections 3280.308 and 3280.406 (1984). After February 1, 1986, all medium density fiberboard used in newly constructed housing units, including manufactured homes, or sold to the public for use as building materials, shall comply with the product standard, certification and labeling requirements, and other provisions for particleboard in Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.308 (1984), notwithstanding the fact that medium density fiberboard is not specifically covered by that regulation. The product standards prescribed in this section may be modified by rule by the commissioner of health only as provided in section 144.495.
History:
1985 c 216 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.185 — Electric Vehicle Infrastructure.

325F.185 ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.
Any electric vehicle infrastructure installed in this state must without significant upgrading of the electric vehicle infrastructure:
(1) allow for utilization of the electric vehicle infrastructure by any make, model, or type of electric vehicle;
(2) be in compliance with section 326B.35 and standards set by the Society of Automotive Engineers; and
(3) be capable of providing bidirectional charging, once electrical utilities achieve a cost-effective capability to draw electricity from electric vehicles connected to the utility grid.
History:
2009 c 134 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.19 — Home Insulation; Consumer Protection; Definitions.

325F.19 HOME INSULATION; CONSUMER PROTECTION; DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
For the purposes of sections 325F.19 to 325F.24, the following terms shall have the meanings here given them.
Subd. 2.
Advertisement.
"Advertisement" means any written or verbal statement, illustration or depiction which appears in the mass media, in brochures, leaflets, or circulars, outdoor advertising, retail displays, or on vehicles, which is designed to cause the sale of or interest in the purchase of insulation.
Subd. 3.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.
Subd. 4.
Industry members.
"Industry members" means producers and suppliers of materials from which insulation is made who promote the sale or distribution of insulation; manufacturers of insulation; jobbers, wholesalers and retailers of insulation; contractors and applicators who sell and install residential insulation; and those engaged in the marketing of insulation who are, or who purport to act as, agents of manufacturers or suppliers of insulation.
Subd. 5.
Insulation.
"Insulation" means any material or assembly of materials used primarily to provide resistance to heat flow in building structures, including but not limited to mineral fibrous, mineral cellular, organic fibrous, organic cellular or reflective materials, whether in loose fill, flexible, semirigid or rigid form.
Subd. 6.
Laboratory qualified to test thermal insulation.
"Laboratory qualified to test thermal insulation" means an approved laboratory classified by the commissioner in consultation with industry members as passing an appropriate examination of ability to perform tests and continuing inspection or follow-up service according to specifications for manufacture and installation, also referred to as "testing laboratory."
Subd. 7.
Presenting a clear and present danger.
"Presenting a clear and present danger" means known to cause physical damage to structure or health hazards to occupants through continuing direct contact or release of a hazardous substance as defined in section 115B.02.
Subd. 8.
R value.
"R value" means the measure of resistance to heat flow through a material or the reciprocal of the heat flow through a material expressed in British thermal units per hour per square foot per degree Fahrenheit at 75 degrees Fahrenheit mean temperature.
Subd. 9.
Specifications for manufacture and installation.
"Specifications for manufacture and installation" means those specifications in section 325F.20.
History:
1978 c 786 s 4; 1981 c 356 s 201,202; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1993 c 367 s 28; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.20 — Specifications For Manufacture, Labeling, And Installation Of Insulation.

325F.20 SPECIFICATIONS FOR MANUFACTURE, LABELING, AND INSTALLATION OF INSULATION.
Subdivision 1.
Rulemaking.
The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 14 regarding quality, information, and product safety specifications for the manufacture, labeling, installation, and thermographing of insulation. The specifications and any amendments to them shall conform as far as is practical to federal standards or other standards generally accepted and in use throughout the United States. The standards, with modifications as may be deemed necessary, may be adopted by reference. The specifications adopted and any amendments shall be based on the application of scientific principles, approved tests, and professional judgment.
Subd. 2.
Additional insulation prohibition.
In addition to the specifications promulgated pursuant to subdivision 1, no insulation presenting a clear and present danger by the nature of its composition at the time of installation shall be used or offered for sale in Minnesota.
Subd. 3.
Required information to consumers.
The manufacturer's written instructions describing the proper methods of application of the insulation and required or recommended safety measures shall be provided to each intermediate and ultimate consumer of all insulation sold for use in Minnesota within ten days of when the insulation is sold.
History:
1978 c 786 s 5; 1981 c 356 s 203; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 122; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 58
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.21 — Testing Of Insulation.

325F.21 TESTING OF INSULATION.
Subdivision 1.
Testing procedures.
Upon the adoption of specifications under section 325F.20, subdivision 1, all insulation used or offered for sale in Minnesota shall be tested in accordance with testing procedures required under those specifications by a laboratory qualified to test thermal insulation.
Subd. 2.
Sampling by commissioner.
The commissioner shall purchase from time to time unopened insulation packages which shall be sent to an approved testing laboratory to test for compliance with the specifications established under section 325F.20, subdivision 1.
History:
1978 c 786 s 6; 1981 c 356 s 204
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.22 — Unfair And Deceptive Advertising Practices.

325F.22 UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING PRACTICES.
Subdivision 1.
Violations generally.
It shall be considered an unfair and deceptive practice to violate any of the provisions of this section.
Subd. 2.
Fuel savings.
No advertisement for insulation to be used or offered for sale in Minnesota shall state that a percentage of fuel costs or a certain dollar amount of fuel costs will be saved unless the statement is accompanied by the following or substantially similar disclaimer in letters the same size as the claim of savings: "Stated savings are estimates only. Actual savings may vary depending on type of home, weather conditions, occupant lifestyle, energy prices and other factors."
Subd. 3.
Prohibited claims.
No advertisement for insulation to be used or offered for sale in Minnesota shall contain any claim which is false or misleading, or for which there exists no reasonable substantiation at the time the claim is made. Prohibited claims include, but are not limited to, the following: does not burn, noncombustible, self-extinguishing, nonpoisonous, nonirritating, vermin-proof, rodent-proof, resists mildewing, will not shrink, will not crack, permanent, no deterioration, complete coverage, fills all voids, never needs replacing, will not settle. This prohibition shall not apply if the claim is substantiated by tests identified in the specifications established under section 325F.20, subdivision 1, or by appropriate testing procedures of the American Society for Testing and Materials where no test required under section 325F.20, subdivision 1, applies. Such tests shall be made by a laboratory qualified to test thermal insulation. When tests are not designed to duplicate actual conditions, substantiated claims must so state.
Subd. 4.
R value representations.
No representation about the thermal resistance value of insulation shall be made unless the R value is given and has been determined by the tests required in the specification established under section 325F.20, subdivision 1, or by appropriate testing procedures of the American Society for Testing and Materials where no test required under section 325F.20, subdivision 1, applies. Such tests shall be made by an approved laboratory qualified to test thermal insulation.
History:
1978 c 786 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.46 — Remedies.

325F.46 REMEDIES.
Subdivision 1.
Civil remedy.
Any person injured by a violation of sections 325F.43 to 325F.45 may bring a civil action and recover damages, together with costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney's fees, and receive other equitable relief as determined by the court.
Subd. 2.
Criminal penalty.
Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of sections 325F.43 to 325F.45 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 3.
Other remedies.
The provisions of this section shall not be construed as restricting or precluding other remedies at law.
History:
1973 c 151 s 4; 1981 c 267 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.47 — Misrepresentation Of Blind-made Articles Or Products.

325F.47 MISREPRESENTATION OF BLIND-MADE ARTICLES OR PRODUCTS.
Subdivision 1.
Prohibition; interpretation.
No person shall sell or offer for sale on either wholesale or retail levels within the state of Minnesota, any article or product which is said or represented to have been "blind-made" or with a connotation or an association with blindness unless such article or product shall have been made, processed, or repaired within the limits of the following specifications:
(a) Blind labor shall mean such work which has been expended by individuals whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye, with correcting lenses, or whose visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the field of vision, such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees as determined by an eye specialist.
(b) A "blind-made" article or product shall mean that at least 75 percent of the hours of direct labor expended in the preparation, processing, packaging, or improvement of an article or product, excluding the supervision, inspection, administration, or shipping, shall have been performed by a person or persons whose visual acuity falls within the definition of blindness described above.
Subd. 2.
Labeling requirement.
Any article or product which is sold or offered for sale in this state as a blind-made product shall include in its labeling the name of its manufacturer.
Subd. 3.
Criminal penalty.
Any person, firm, or agency that willfully violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1957 c 544 s 1-3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.48 — Prison-made Goods Are Subject To Laws Of State.

325F.48 PRISON-MADE GOODS ARE SUBJECT TO LAWS OF STATE.
All goods, wares, and merchandise manufactured, produced, or mined, wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners (except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation), or in any penal or reformatory institutions, transported into the state and remaining therein for use, consumption, sale, or storage, shall, upon arrival and delivery in the state, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of the state, to the same extent and in the same manner as though such goods, wares, and merchandise had been manufactured, produced, or mined in the state, and shall not be exempt therefrom by reason of being introduced in the original package or otherwise.
History:
(3976-21) 1935 c 267 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 325F — Consumer Protection; Products And Sales › Section 325F.51 — Operation Of Airport Foreign Currency Exchanges.

325F.51 OPERATION OF AIRPORT FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGES.
Subdivision 1.
Posted disclosures.
No foreign currency exchange shall be operated at an airport in this state unless a conspicuously posted and easily legible sign on the premises discloses
(1) the corporate or business name of the operator of the facility; and
(2) the facility's current rates for buying and selling all foreign currencies traded.
Subd. 2.
Remedies.
A violation of this section is subject to the remedies provided in section 8.31.
History:
1978 c 590 s 1