1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; requiring the Pollution Control Agency to provide notice 
1.3 	to retailers that selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury is illegal; 
1.4 	requiring businesses who receive notice to self-certify; imposing penalties on 
1.5 	businesses who fail to self-certify;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.6 	Statutes, chapter 325F.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. [325F.998] SKIN-LIGHTENER NOTICE REQUIRED.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Notice required. After August 1, 2026, the commissioner of the Pollution 
1.10 	Control Agency must send a notice to retailers who sell skin-lightening products which 
1.11 	states that selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury is illegal and subject to 
1.12 	penalties.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Certification. Businesses who receive notice from the commissioner must 
1.14 	self-certify on a form prescribed by the commissioner that they have received the notice 
1.15 	and will comply with the law.
1.16 		Subd. 3.Penalties. Businesses who fail to self-certify may be subject to a fine not to 
1.17 	exceed $........