<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>not meet a specification; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>chapter 325E.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. <b>[325E.046] BIODEGRADABLE STANDARD FOR PLASTIC BAGS </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var><b>AND CONTAINERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>A person may not manufacture or bring into this state for sale in this state a plastic <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>bag or container labeled "compostable," "biodegradable," "degradable," or any form of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>those terms, or in any way imply that the bag or container will break down in a landfill, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>composting, or other terrestrial environment unless, at the time of sale, the bag or container <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>meets the ASTM Standard Specification for Compostable Plastics (D6400). For purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>of this section "ASTM" has the meaning given in section 296A.01, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>