1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to environment; allowing the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
1.3 substances in safety-related items and clothing used by juveniles operating
1.4 all-terrain vehicles or dirt bikes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
1.5 116.943, subdivision 5.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. TITLE.
1.8 This act shall be known as the "Preserving Outdoor Youth Sports Act."
1.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.943, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 5.Prohibitions.(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for
1.12sale, or distribute for sale in this state the following products if the product contains
1.13intentionally added PFAS:
1.14 (1) carpets or rugs;
1.15 (2) cleaning products;
1.16 (3) cookware;
1.17 (4) cosmetics;
1.18 (5) dental floss;
1.19 (6) fabric treatments;
1.20 (7) juvenile products, except as provided in paragraphs (e) and (f);
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 654
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Zeleznikar, Heintzeman, Stier, Davis and Knudsen02/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy 2.1 (8) menstruation products;
2.2 (9) textile furnishings;
2.3 (10) ski wax; or
2.4 (11) upholstered furniture.
2.5 (b) The commissioner may by rule identify additional products by category or use that
2.6may not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in this state if they contain
2.7intentionally added PFAS and designate effective dates. A prohibition adopted under this
2.8paragraph must be effective no earlier than January 1, 2025, and no later than January 1,
2.92032. The commissioner must prioritize the prohibition of the sale of product categories
2.10that, in the commissioner's judgment, are most likely to contaminate or harm the state's
2.11environment and natural resources if they contain intentionally added PFAS.
2.12 (c) Beginning January 1, 2032, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale
2.13in this state any product that contains intentionally added PFAS, unless the commissioner
2.14has determined by rule that the use of PFAS in the product is a currently unavoidable use.
2.15The commissioner may specify specific products or product categories for which the
2.16commissioner has determined the use of PFAS is a currently unavoidable use. The
2.17commissioner may not determine that the use of PFAS in a product is a currently unavoidable
2.18use if the product is listed in paragraph (a).
2.19 (d) The commissioner may not take action under paragraph (b) or (c) with respect to a
2.20pesticide, as defined under chapter 18B, a fertilizer, an agricultural liming material, a plant
2.21amendment, or a soil amendment as defined under chapter 18C, unless the commissioner
2.22of agriculture approves the action.
2.23 (e) A person is exempt from paragraph (a), clause (7), with respect to the following
2.24products, provided that the person complies with paragraph (f):
2.25 (1) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, that is designed and
2.26marketed as a juvenile product and intended to be operated according to section 84.9256;
2.27 (2) an off-highway motorcycle, as defined in section 84.787, subdivision 7, that is
2.28designed and marketed as a juvenile product and intended to be operated according to section
2.2984.793;
2.30 (3) an internal component of a juvenile product under clause (1) or (2) that would not
2.31come into direct contact with the skin or mouth of an operator of those products during
2.32reasonably foreseeable use and abuse; and
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3.2of an operator of a juvenile product under clause (1) or (2), as determined by the
3.3commissioner of natural resources.
3.4 (f) A person selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale in this state a juvenile
3.5product described in paragraph (e), clauses (1) to (3), must prominently display on the
3.6product a nonremovable notice that reads: "This product contains intentionally added PFAS,
3.7substances that have been banned from juvenile products and other products because of
3.8their association with harmful health effects."
3.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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