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Section 31.785 — Regulations Of Other States And The Federal Government.

31.785 REGULATIONS OF OTHER STATES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. If any other state, or the federal government, adopts an open dating statute or regulation which provides for information and enforcement equal to or greater than that of sections 31.781 to 31.789, the commissioner may, by rule, exempt any product from the provisions of sections 31.781 […]

Section 31.786 — Local Ordinances Preempted.

31.786 LOCAL ORDINANCES PREEMPTED. No subordinate unit of government may adopt or enforce any rule or ordinance regarding open dating of perishable foods other than sections 31.781 to 31.789. History: 1973 c 686 s 6

Section 31.787 — Enforcement.

31.787 ENFORCEMENT. In enforcing the provisions of sections 31.781 to 31.789, the commissioner may receive complaints and investigate possible violations. The commissioner and the commissioner’s employees shall have reasonable access to all places wherein any item of perishable food regulated pursuant to sections 31.781 to 31.789 is sold or held or offered for sale, and […]

Section 31.788 — Penalties.

31.788 PENALTIES. Any person injured by a violation of sections 31.781 to 31.789 may bring a civil action and recover damages, together with costs and disbursements. History: 1973 c 686 s 8

Section 31.789 — Exemption.

31.789 EXEMPTION. Nothing in sections 31.781 to 31.789 shall apply to any sale exempt from a license by the Minnesota Constitution, article 13, section 7. History: 1973 c 686 s 9; 1976 c 2 s 172

Section 31.74 — Sale Of Imitation Honey.

31.74 SALE OF IMITATION HONEY. Subdivision 1. Honey defined. As used in this section “honey” means the nectar and saccharine exudation of plants, gathered, modified and stored in the comb by honey bees, which is levorotatory, contains not more than 25 percent of water, not more than 25/100 percent of ash, and not more than […]

Section 31.75 — Artificial Sweetening Products.

31.75 ARTIFICIAL SWEETENING PRODUCTS. Subdivision 1. Labeling. It is lawful for any person, firm, or corporation to manufacture and sell, or cause to be sold, within the state any article of food or beverage intended for human consumption as a special dietary product when such food or beverage is sweetened or made palatable with saccharin, […]

Section 31.76 — Confections Containing Alcohol.

31.76 CONFECTIONS CONTAINING ALCOHOL. Subdivision 1. Definition. “Confection containing alcohol” is a confection that contains or bears not more than five percent alcohol by volume where the alcohol is in a nonliquid form by reason of being mixed with other substances in the manufacture of the confection. “Confection containing alcohol” does not include liqueur-filled candy […]

Section 31.631 — Horse Meat Intended For Other Than Human Consumption.

31.631 HORSE MEAT INTENDED FOR OTHER THAN HUMAN CONSUMPTION. Subdivision 1. Preparation. It shall be unlawful for any person to offer or expose for sale, or possess or traffic in, any horse meat with intent to use or sell the same for other than human consumption unless it is denatured or decharacterized so as to […]

Section 31.632 — Minnesota Approved Meats And Poultry; Use Of Label.

31.632 MINNESOTA APPROVED MEATS AND POULTRY; USE OF LABEL. The commissioner may authorize, pursuant to rules promulgated in the manner provided by law, the use of the label “Minnesota Approved” on meats, meat products, poultry, and poultry products processed by persons licensed under sections 31.51 to 31.56, or by establishments under the inspection program of […]