1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; regulating the purchase and receipt of beer kegs by scrap 
1.3 	metal dealers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 325E.21, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 325E.21, is amended by 
1.7 	adding a subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2a.Purchase or receipt of beer kegs. A scrap metal dealer, or the dealer's 
1.9 	agent, employer, or representative, shall not purchase or receive a refillable metal beer keg 
1.10 	from anyone except the manufacturer of the beer keg, the brewer of the beer that was sold 
1.11 	or provided in the keg, or an authorized representative of the manufacturer or brewer.