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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to public health; banning formaldehyde in certain children's products;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.<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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[325F.174] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>(a) For the purposes of sections 325F.174 to 325F.176, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>(b) "Child" means a person under eight years of age.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>(c) "Children's product" means a product primarily designed or intended by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>manufacturer to be physically applied to or introduced into a child's body, including any <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>article used as a component of such a product and excluding a food, beverage, dietary <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>supplement, pharmaceutical product or biologic, children's toys that are covered by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>ASTM International F963 standard for Toy Safety, or a medical device as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States Code, title 21, section 321(h), <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>as amended through February 15, 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[325F.175] FORMALDEHYDE IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS; BAN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(a) Beginning August 1, 2014, no manufacturer or wholesaler may sell or offer for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>sale in this state a children's product that intentionally contains:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(1) formaldehyde, including formaldehyde contained in a solution; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(2) ingredients that chemically degrade under normal conditions of temperature and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>pressure to release formaldehyde.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(b) Beginning August 1, 2015, no retailer may sell or offer for sale in this state a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>children's product that intentionally contains:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(1) formaldehyde, including formaldehyde contained in a solution; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(2) ingredients that chemically degrade under normal conditions of temperature and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>pressure to release formaldehyde.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[325F.176] FORMALDEHYDE REPLACEMENT CHEMICALS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(a) A manufacturer shall not replace a chemical whose use is prohibited in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>325F.175 with a chemical known to the manufacturer to have been identified on the basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>of credible scientific evidence by a state, federal, or international agency as being known <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>or suspected with a high degree of probability to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>toxicity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>toxicity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(b) For the purposes of this section, international agency does not include an agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>affiliated with a country on the U.S. Department of State list of state sponsors of terrorism <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>or the U.S. Department of Treasury list of countries with trade restrictions or sanctions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to crimes <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>committed on or after that date.<br />
         		
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