| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to tobacco products; permitting the sale of premium cigars from a movable |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 place of business in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 section 461.21. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 461.21, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 461.21 KIOSK SALES PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), no person shall sell tobacco, tobacco-related |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9devices, or electronic delivery devices as defined in section 609.685, subdivision 1, or |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10nicotine or lobelia delivery products as described in section 609.6855, from a movable place |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11of business. For the purposes of this section, a movable place of business means any retail |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12business whose physical location is not permanent, including, but not limited to, any retail |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13business that is operated from a kiosk, other transportable structure, or a motorized or |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14nonmotorized vehicle. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (b) A person with a distributor license issued under chapter 297F for at least five |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16consecutive years may sell premium cigars from a movable place of business and provide |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17on-site demonstrations of premium cigar manufacturing and cultural education from the |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18movable place of business. A person authorized to sell and demonstrate under this paragraph: |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19(1) is not required to obtain a separate license under chapter 297F for the movable place of |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20business; (2) must pay all applicable taxes related to the movable place of business; and (3) |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21must not sell any tobacco products other than premium cigars. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | REVISOR MS/BM 25-0099312/16/24 |
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| 25 | 25 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 27 | 27 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. F. No. 1753 |
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| 30 | 30 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 31 | 31 | | Authored by Nash03/03/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy |
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