<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.78, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</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.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.78, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Sharps.</b> (a) Sharps, except those generated from a household or from a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>farm operation or agricultural business:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>(1) must be placed in puncture-resistant containers;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>(2) may not be compacted or mixed with other waste material whether or not the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>sharps are decontaminated unless it is part of an infectious waste decontamination process <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>approved by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency that will prevent exposure <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>during transportation and disposal; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(3) may not be disposed of at refuse-derived fuel facilities or at other facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>where waste is hand sorted.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(b) Every box of 90 or more syringes sold by sharps retailers must be accompanied <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>by a free sharps disposal container that has adequate capacity to contain the sharps <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>purchased. A purchaser may decline to accept the sharps disposal container. Sharps <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>containers must be provided by the syringe manufacturers to the sharps retailers at no cost.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(c) A sharps manufacturer that sells or distributes sharps that are usually intended <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>for home use, shall, on or before July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, submit to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>Pollution Control Agency a plan that describes how the manufacturer supports the safe <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>collection and proper disposal of the sharps.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>(d) The plan required under paragraph (c) shall include, at a minimum, a description <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>of the actions, if any, taken by the manufacturer to do the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(1) provide for the safe collection and proper disposal of sharps;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>(2) educate consumers about safe management and collection opportunities; and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(3) support efforts by retailers, pharmaceutical distributors, local governments, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>health care organizations, public health officers, solid waste service providers, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>groups with interest in protecting public health and safety through the sale, collection, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>proper disposal of sharps.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(e) Sharps manufacturers must post and maintain a copy of the plans required under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>paragraph (c) on the manufacturer's Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(f) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must post and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>copies of plans submitted by manufacturers on the Pollution Control Agency Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(g) This subdivision does not apply to any medication provided in a hypodermic <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>needle, pen needle, intravenous needle, or any other similar device that employs a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>mechanism or method to sheath, shield, or render nonhazardous the needle or similar <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>device after use so as to substantially eliminate the possibility of an unintended or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>accidental needle stick.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2011.<br/>