1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to consumer protection; defining deceptive trade practices to include the 
1.3 	failure to disclose mandatory fees in advertising;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2023 Supplement, section 325D.44, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 325D.44, subdivision 1, is 
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Acts constituting. A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, 
1.9 	in the course of business, vocation, or occupation, the person:
1.10 	(1) passes off goods or services as those of another;
1.11 	(2) causes likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding as to the source, sponsorship, 
1.12 	approval, or certification of goods or services;
1.13 	(3) causes likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding as to affiliation, connection, 
1.14 	or association with, or certification by, another;
1.15 	(4) uses deceptive representations or designations of geographic origin in connection 
1.16 	with goods or services;
1.17 	(5) represents that goods or services have sponsorship, approval, characteristics, 
1.18 	ingredients, uses, benefits, or quantities that they do not have or that a person has a 
1.19 	sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation, or connection that the person does not have;
1.20 	(6) represents that goods are original or new if they are deteriorated, altered, 
1.21 	reconditioned, reclaimed, used, or secondhand;
2.1 	(7) represents that goods or services are of a particular standard, quality, or grade, or 
2.2 	that goods are of a particular style or model, if they are of another;
2.3 	(8) disparages the goods, services, or business of another by false or misleading 
2.4 	representation of fact;
2.5 	(9) advertises goods or services with intent not to sell them as advertised;
2.6 	(10) advertises goods or services with intent not to supply reasonably expectable public 
2.7 	demand, unless the advertisement discloses a limitation of quantity;
2.8 	(11) makes false or misleading statements of fact concerning the reasons for, existence 
2.9 	of, or amounts of price reductions;
2.10 	(12) in attempting to collect delinquent accounts, implies or suggests that health care 
2.11 	services will be withheld in an emergency situation;
2.12 	(13) engages in (i) unfair methods of competition, or (ii) unfair or unconscionable acts 
2.13 	or practices; or
2.14 	(14) engages in any other conduct which similarly creates a likelihood of confusion or 
2.15 	of misunderstanding.; or
2.16 	(15) advertises, displays, or offers a price for goods or services that does not include all 
2.17 	mandatory fees or surcharges. For purposes of this clause, "mandatory fee" includes but is 
2.18 	not limited to a fee or surcharge that: (i) must be paid in order to purchase the goods or 
2.19 	services being advertised; (ii) is not reasonably avoidable by the consumer; or (iii) a 
2.20 	reasonable consumer would expect to be included in the purchase of the goods or services 
2.21 	being advertised. Mandatory fee does not include taxes imposed by a government entity.