1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to commerce; requiring the Pollution Control Agency to provide notice
1.3 to retailers that selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury is illegal;
1.4 requiring businesses who receive notice to self-certify; imposing penalties on
1.5 businesses who fail to self-certify; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.6 Statutes, chapter 325F.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. [325F.998] SKIN-LIGHTENER NOTICE REQUIRED.
1.9 Subdivision 1.Notice required.After August 1, 2026, the commissioner of the Pollution
1.10Control Agency must send a notice to retailers who sell skin-lightening products which
1.11states that selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury is illegal and subject to
1.12penalties.
1.13 Subd. 2.Certification.Businesses who receive notice from the commissioner must
1.14self-certify on a form prescribed by the commissioner that they have received the notice
1.15and will comply with the law.
1.16 Subd. 3.Penalties.Businesses who fail to self-certify may be subject to a fine not to
1.17exceed $........
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S1481-1 1st EngrossmentSF1481 REVISOR RSI
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1481NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: PAPPAS and Abeler)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading40802/17/2025
Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Environment, Climate, and Legacy03/13/2025