HF 686

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to commerce; exempting motor vehicle dealers that sell only recreational
vehicles from the Sunday closing law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 168.275.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.275, is amended to read:

168.275 SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ON SUNDAY FORBIDDEN.

Any person who shall carry on or engage in the business of buying, selling,
exchanging, dealing in or trading in new or used motor vehicles; or who shall open any
place of business or lot wherein the person attempts to or does engage in the business of
buying, selling, exchanging, dealing or trading in new or used motor vehicles; or who does
buy, sell, exchange, deal or trade in new or used motor vehicles as a business on the first
day of the week, commonly known and designated as Sunday, is guilty of a misdemeanor
for the first offense, and a gross misdemeanor for each succeeding offense. This section
does not apply to the sale of (1) trailers designed and used primarily to transport
watercraft, as defined in section 86B.005, subdivision 18, (2) trailers designed and used
primarily to transport all-terrain vehicles, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, (3)
trailers designed and used primarily to transport snowmobiles as defined in section 84.81,
subdivision 3, deleted text begin or deleted text end (4) utility trailers as defined in section 168.27, subdivision 20 new text begin , or (5) sale
of recreational vehicles, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 25, including motor
homes, as defined in section 168.011, subdivision 25a, by a dealer in motor vehicles, as
defined in section 168.011, subdivision 4, that does not sell any other type of motor vehicle new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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