Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF1546 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to public safety; repealing outdated fire safety measures pre-dating the
3	3	1.3 statewide fire code; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 325F.02; 325F.03;
4	4	1.4 325F.04; 325F.05; 325F.06; 325F.07.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. REPEALER.
7	7	1.7 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 325F.02; 325F.03; 325F.04; 325F.05; 325F.06; and
8	8	1.8325F.07, are repealed.
9	9	1Section 1.
10	10	REVISOR EB/VJ 25-0051711/21/24
11	11	State of Minnesota
12	12	This Document can be made available
13	13	in alternative formats upon request
14	14	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
15	15	H. F. No. 1546
16	16	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 325F.02 MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, OR SALE OF MATCHES.
17	17	Subdivision 1.Safety matches.No person, association, or corporation shall manufacture, store,
18	18	offer for sale, sell, or otherwise dispose of, or distribute, white phosphorus, single-dipped,
19	19	strike-anywhere matches of the type popularly known as "parlor matches", or any type of
20	20	double-dipped matches, unless the bulb or first dip of such match is composed of a so-called safety
21	21	or inert composition, nonignitable on an abrasive surface. No person, association, or corporation
22	22	shall manufacture, store, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of, or distribute, matches which
23	23	will ignite in a laboratory oven at a temperature of less than 200 degrees Fahrenheit when subjected
24	24	in such laboratory oven to a gradually increasing heat and maintained at the before stated continuous
25	25	temperature for a period of not less than eight hours, or blazer or so-called wind matches, whether
26	26	of the so-called safety or strike-anywhere type.
27	27	Subd. 2.Brands and trademarks.No person, association, or corporation shall offer for sale,
28	28	sell or otherwise dispose of, or distribute, any matches, unless the package or container in which
29	29	such matches are packed bears, plainly marked on the outside thereof, the name of the manufacturer
30	30	and the brand or trademark under which such matches are sold, disposed of, or distributed.
31	31	Subd. 3.How kept in retail stores.Not more than one case of each brand of matches of any
32	32	type or manufacture shall be opened at any one time in any retail store where matches are sold or
33	33	otherwise disposed of; nor shall loose boxes, or paper-wrapped packages, of matches be kept on
34	34	shelves or stored in retail stores at a height exceeding five feet from the floor.
35	35	Subd. 4.Storage in warehouses.All matches stored in warehouses, excepting manufacturer's
36	36	warehouse at place of manufacture, which contain automatic sprinkler equipment, must be kept
37	37	only in properly secured cases, and not piled to a height exceeding ten feet from the floor; nor be
38	38	stored within a horizontal distance of ten feet from any boiler, furnace, stove, or other like heating
39	39	apparatus, nor within a horizontal distance of 25 feet from any explosive material kept or stored on
40	40	the same floor.
41	41	Subd. 5.Boxes, how made.All matches shall be packed in boxes or suitable packages, containing
42	42	not more than 700 matches in any one box or package; provided, that when more than 300 matches
43	43	are packed in any one box or package, the matches shall be arranged in two nearly equal portions,
44	44	the heads of the matches in the two portions shall be placed in opposite directions; and all boxes
45	45	containing 350 or more matches shall have placed over the matches a center holding or protecting
46	46	strip, made of chipboard, not less than 1-1/4 inches wide, which shall be flanged down to hold the
47	47	matches in position when the box is nested into the shuck or withdrawn from it.
48	48	Subd. 6.Containers or cases; number of boxes or packages; how marked.All match boxes
49	49	or packages shall be packed in strong shipping containers or cases; maximum number of match
50	50	boxes or packages contained in any one shipping container or case shall not exceed the following
51	51	number:
52	52	Numerical number of
53	53	matches per box
54	54	Number of boxes
55	55	700......................................................................1/2 gross
56	56	500......................................................................1 gross
57	57	400......................................................................2 gross
58	58	300......................................................................3 gross
59	59	200......................................................................5 gross
60	60	100......................................................................12 gross
61	61	Over 50 and under 100......................................................................20 gross
62	62	Under 50......................................................................25 gross
63	63	No shipping container or case constructed of fiberboard, corrugated fiberboard, or wood, nailed
64	64	or wire-bound, containing matches, shall have a weight, including its contents, exceeding 75 pounds;
65	65	and no lock-cornered wood case containing matches shall have a weight, including its contents,
66	66	exceeding 85 pounds; nor shall any other article or commodity be packed with matches in any
67	67	container or case; and all shipping containers or cases containing strike-anywhere matches shall
68	68	have plainly marked on the outside thereof the words "strike-anywhere matches," and all shipping
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70	70	APPENDIX
71	71	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-00517 containers or cases containing "strike on box" matches shall have plainly marked on the outside
72	72	thereof the words "strike on box matches."
73	73	Subd. 7.Violations; penalties.Any person, association, or corporation violating any of the
74	74	provisions of this section shall be fined, for the first offense, not less than $5 nor more than $25
75	75	and for each subsequent violation, not less than $25.
76	76	325F.03 FLAME RESISTANT PUBLIC ASSEMBLY TENTS.
77	77	No person, firm or corporation shall establish, maintain or operate any circus, side show, carnival,
78	78	tent show, theater, skating rink, dance hall, or a similar exhibition, production, engagement or
79	79	offering or other place of assemblage in or under which 15 or more persons may gather for any
80	80	lawful purpose in any tent, awning or other fabric enclosure unless such tent, awning or other fabric
81	81	enclosure, and all auxiliary tents, curtains, drops, awnings and all decorative materials, are made
82	82	from a nonflammable material or are treated and maintained in a flame resistant condition. This
83	83	section does not apply to tents designed or manufactured for camping, backpacking, mountaineering,
84	84	or children's play; tents used to conduct committal services on the grounds of a cemetery; nor to
85	85	tents, awnings or other fabric enclosures erected and used within a sound stage, or other similar
86	86	structural enclosure which is equipped with an overhead automatic sprinkler system.
87	87	325F.04 FLAME RESISTANT TENTS.
88	88	No person, firm, or corporation may sell or offer for sale or manufacture for sale in this state
89	89	any tent subject to section 325F.03 unless all fabrics or pliable materials in the tent are durably
90	90	flame resistant. Tents subject to section 325F.03 shall be conspicuously labeled as being durably
91	91	flame resistant.
92	92	325F.05 RULES.
93	93	The commissioner of public safety shall act so as to have effective rules concerning standards
94	94	for durably flame resistant materials and for labeling requirements under sections 325F.03 and
95	95	325F.04. In order to comply with sections 325F.03 and 325F.04, all materials and labels must
96	96	comply with the rules adopted by the commissioner. The commissioner has general rulemaking
97	97	power to otherwise implement sections 325F.03 to 325F.07.
98	98	325F.06 CIVIL PENALTIES.
99	99	Any firm or corporation who violates sections 325F.03 to 325F.05 shall be strictly liable for
100	100	any damage which occurs to any person as a result of such violation. In addition, any seller shall
101	101	refund the full purchase price of any item sold in violation of section 325F.04 upon return of the
102	102	item by the buyer.
103	103	325F.07 CRIMINAL PENALTY.
104	104	Any person, firm or corporation which violates sections 325F.03 to 325F.05 is guilty of a
105	105	misdemeanor.
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107	107	APPENDIX
108	108	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-00517