SF 1481

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 07/15/2025 10:45 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to commerce; requiring the Pollution Control Agency to provide notice
to retailers that selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury is illegal;
requiring businesses who receive notice to self-certify; imposing penalties on
businesses who fail to self-certify; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 325F.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [325F.998] SKIN-LIGHTENER NOTICE REQUIRED.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Notice required. new text end

new text begin After August 1, 2026, the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency must send a notice to retailers who sell skin-lightening products which
states that selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury is illegal and subject to
penalties.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Certification. new text end

new text begin Businesses who receive notice from the commissioner must
self-certify on a form prescribed by the commissioner that they have received the notice
and will comply with the law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Penalties. new text end

new text begin Businesses who fail to self-certify may be subject to a fine not to
exceed $........
new text end