116.21 NUTRIENTS IN CLEANING AGENTS AND WATER CONDITIONERS; CONTROL; STATEMENT OF POLICY. The legislature seeks to encourage the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency through the passage of sections 116.21 to 116.35, to set standards limiting the amount of nutrients in various cleaning agents and water conditioning agents. The legislature realizes that the nutrients contained in many […]
116.22 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 116.21 to 116.35, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. MS 1990 [Renumbered subd 3] Subd. 2. Chemical water conditioner. “Chemical water conditioner” means a water softening chemical, antiscale chemical, corrosion inhibitor or other substance intended to be used […]
116.23 PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTIONS. Subdivision 1. Nutrient concentrations. No person shall manufacture for use or sale in Minnesota or import into Minnesota for resale any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner which contains a prescribed nutrient in a concentration that is greater than the prescribed maximum permissible concentration of that nutrient in that cleaning agent […]
116.24 RULES. The Pollution Control Agency may make rules: (1) prescribing for the purpose of section 116.23 nutrients and the maximum permissible concentration if any, of a prescribed nutrient in any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner; (2) respecting the manner in which the concentration of any prescribed nutrient in a cleaning agent or chemical […]
116.25 SEIZURE. Subdivision 1. Seizure. The Pollution Control Agency may seize a cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner which it reasonably believes was manufactured or imported in violation of section 116.23. Subd. 2. Storage. A cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner seized under sections 116.21 to 116.35, may be kept or stored in the building […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
