Minnesota Session Laws 2004 to 2025 Index (topics)
FOOD
Adulterated equipment or facilities, Minn. Law 2015 c 44 s 20
Adulterated food, food additives, Minn. Law 2016 c 184 s 5
Adulteration, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 14, 16, 21, 25
Adulteration by bodily fluid, Minn. Law 2015 c 65 art 6 s 17
Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 27, 29, 35
Agriculture law, revisor's corrections, Minn. Law 2013 c 125 art 1 s 12 to 2013 c 125 art 1 s 24
Alternative, community-based food distribution systems, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 2, 2017 c 88 art 1 s 2, 2019 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 2, 2021 1Sp c 3 art 1 s 2
Amara's law, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 3 s 21
Artificial sweeteners, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 2 s 53, 2024 c 127 art 38 s 53
Baby food, containers, bisphenol-A in, Minn. Law 2013 c 71
Brokers, licenses, late fees, waived, COVID-19, Minn. Law 2020 7Sp c 2 art 2 s 1
Candy, fund-raising sales, Minn. Law 2006 c 259 art 6 s 22
Chili or soup cook-off fund-raisers, Minn. Law 2014 c 163 s 3
College and universities food services, food grown in state, Minn. Law 2010 c 364 s 18
Condemnation, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 34
Consuming, public transit violations, deleted, Minn. Law 2023 c 68 art 4 s 100
Containers
Cadmium and lead restrictions, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 3 s 24, 38
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manufacturer requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 3 s 21
Containers, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 105
Costs, housing support rate, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 5 s 3
Cottage food license, Minn. Law 2017 c 88 art 1 s 2
Cottage foods
License exemption, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 2 s 53, 87
Regulation, appropriations for, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 2
Crimes, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 33
Definitions, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 8 to 2012 c 244 art 2 s 13, 23, 24
Consolidated Food Licensing Law, Minn. Law 2017 c 88 art 2 s 51, 2025 c 34 art 5 s 1 to 2025 c 34 art 5 s 3
Food retail improvement and development program, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 3 s 1
Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Law 2017 c 88 art 2 s 55
Definitions, Consolidated Food Licensing Law, Minn. Law 2020 c 89 art 4 s 20
Definitions, food law enforcement, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 13 s 1, 2023 c 63 art 6 s 6, 2023 c 63 art 7 s 1
Denaturing, revisor's corrections, Minn. Law 2013 c 125 art 1 s 18
Distributors, licenses, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 4
Embargo, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 34
Emergency powers, restricting movement of food, Minn. Law 2015 c 44 s 20
Enforcement of law, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 27, 29
Enforcement of law, Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 43 art 2 s 121
False statements or records about, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 28
Farmers' markets
Financial assistance grants, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 1 s 1, 2024 c 127 art 37 s 1
Food handlers' licenses, exclusion, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 14 to 2025 c 34 art 5 s 19
Food handlers' licenses, exclusion, repeal, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 2 s 87
Food product sampling and demonstration, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 2 s 47 to 2024 c 126 art 2 s 51, 2024 c 127 art 38 s 47 to 2024 c 127 art 38 s 51, 2025 c 34 art 5 s 13
Food retail improvement and development program, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 3 s 1
Food Retail Improvement and Development Program Advisory Committee, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 3 s 1
Healthy eating, here at home program, Minn. Law 2015 c 77 art 2 s 17, 2023 c 62 art 2 s 93, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 2 s 22 to 2025 1Sp c 3 art 2 s 25
Infrastructure grants, Minn. Law 2023 c 43 art 1 s 2
Farmers' markets, food handlers' licenses, exclusion, Minn. Law 2017 c 88 art 2 s 53
Farmers' markets, food product sampling and demonstration, Minn. Law 2014 c 163 s 1
Farmers' markets, food product sampling and demonstration, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2018 c 182 art 1 s 4, 2019 c 50 art 1 s 14
Farmers' markets, good food access program, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 2 s 4
Feeding Minnesota Task Force, generally, Minn. Law 2009 c 94 art 1 s 80
Fees, license fees deposited to general fund, deleted, Minn. Law 2024 c 126 art 2 s 46, 2024 c 127 art 38 s 46
Food banks, Minn. Law 2009 c 94 art 1 s 3, 2014 c 312 art 12 s 3
Food banks and foodshelves, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 1 s 3
Food hubs, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 2, 2017 c 88 art 1 s 2
Food ingredients, defined, Minn. Law 2023 c 63 art 2 s 12
Food inspection, Minn. Law 2007 c 45 art 1 s 3
Food processors
Complaint investigations, repeal, Minn. Law 2014 c 181 s 14
Enforcement of laws, renumbering instruction, Minn. Law 2014 c 181 s 13
Food retail improvement and development, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 1 s 2, 2025 c 34 art 3 s 1
Food shelves, donations to, by schools, Minn. Law 2014 c 272 art 5 s 2
Food shelves, milk, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 1 s 2
Food shelves, Second Harvest Heartland, Minn. Law 2023 c 43 art 1 s 2
Food support, Minn. Law 2009 c 79 art 13 s 3, 2009 c 173 art 2 s 1
Food waste, reduction, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 2, 2021 1Sp c 6 art 1 s 2, 2023 c 60 art 1 s 2, 2025 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 2
Foodshelves
Farm-to-foodshelf program, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 2
Mobile foodshelf grants, Minn. Law 2015 c 71 art 14 s 2
Second Harvest Heartland, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 2, 2015 1Sp c 4 art 2 s 82, 2017 c 88 art 1 s 2, 2019 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 2, 2021 1Sp c 3 art 1 s 2
Surplus agricultural commodities, Minn. Law 2017 c 88 art 1 s 2, 2019 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 2, 2021 1Sp c 3 art 1 s 2
Good food access program, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 2 s 4, 2017 c 88 art 1 s 2, 2019 1Sp c 1 art 1 s 2, 2021 c 28 s 3, 2021 1Sp c 3 art 1 s 2, 2023 c 43 art 1 s 2, 2024 c 126 art 1 s 1, 2024 c 127 art 37 s 1
Green jobs food production study, Minn. Law 2009 c 94 art 1 s 100
Handlers, licenses
Classes, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 5
Fees, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 9
Generally, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 4
Renewal, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 20
Violations, fines, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 9
Healthy eating, here at home program, Minn. Law 2015 c 77 art 2 s 17
Home-canned and home-processed foods, Minn. Law 2017 c 88 art 2 s 53, 2021 c 28 s 7 to 2021 c 28 s 10, 2025 c 34 art 5 s 14 to 2025 c 34 art 5 s 19
Home-prepared foods, sale, license exemptions, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 2 s 53, 87
Home-processed and home-canned food, labeling, Minn. Law 2004 c 254 s 5
Home-processed pet treats, Minn. Law 2021 c 28 s 6
Inspection, exemptions, Minn. Law 2014 c 163 s 3
Inspections, food handlers, distributors, manufacturers, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 7
Kosher food, labeling, Minn. Law 2004 c 232
Labels and labeling, home-canned and home-processed foods, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 14 to 2025 c 34 art 5 s 19
Laboratories, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 1 s 32
Licenses
Classes, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 5
Exclusions and exemptions, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 14 to 2025 c 34 art 5 s 19
Extent of license, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 6
Fees, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 9
Food handlers, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 5
Generally, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 4
Inspections, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 7
Issuing, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 7
Liquor dealers, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 1 art 2 s 12
Renewal, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 20
Transfer, discontinuance of business, voiding of license, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 12
Venison distribution and reimbursement, requirements for, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 4 art 3 s 2
Violations, fines, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 9
Licenses, exclusions and exemptions, Minn. Law 2017 c 88 art 2 s 53
Licenses, extent of license, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2022 c 55 art 1 s 12
Licenses, home-prepared foods, exemption, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 2 s 53, 87
Local food promotion grants, Minn. Law 2017 c 88 art 1 s 2
Local food purchasing assistance grant program, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 1 s 2, 2025 1Sp c 11 s 11, 12
Local foods, promotion, appropriations for, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 1 s 2
Metro Meals on Wheels, Minn. Law 2023 c 38 art 1 s 3, 2024 c 100 s 23, 2025 c 30 art 1 s 4, 2025 1Sp c 11 s 2
Misbranding, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 15, 17, 22, 26
Nursing facilities, medical assistance, raw food costs, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 6 art 3 s 33
Nutritional supplements, Minn. Law 2024 c 127 art 57 s 59
Organic food, research and education, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 4
Packages and packaging
Biodegradable or compostable products, certification, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 3 s 23
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manufacturer requirements, Minn. Law 2023 c 60 art 3 s 21
Packages and packaging, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 6 art 2 s 105
prepared food, sales and use taxes
effective dates, Minn. Law 2005 1Sp c 3 art 5 s 34
Processing
Diseased persons, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 1 s 17
Water supply, Minn. Law 2008 c 297 art 1 s 18
Repeals of former law, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 36
Revisor's corrections, Minn. Law 2013 c 125 art 1 s 24
Sales and use taxes, Minn. Law 2006 c 259 art 6 s 11 to 2006 c 259 art 6 s 13, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 32
Sales, grocery price labels, Minn. Law 2017 c 48
Seasonal temporary food stands, Minn. Law 2014 c 163 s 2
Seizure, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 34
Soup cook-off fund-raisers, Minn. Law 2014 c 163 s 3
Toddler food, containers, bisphenol-A in, Minn. Law 2013 c 71
Transportation, carriers, obsolete and redundant law, repeals, Minn. Law 2014 c 227 art 1 s 23
Violations and penalties
Administrative penalties, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 30, 31
Civil penalties, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 32
Criminal penalties, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 33
Food brokers, license violations, fines, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 9
Lawsuits, Minn. Law 2012 c 244 art 2 s 32
Licenses, fines, Minn. Law 2025 c 34 art 5 s 9
Violations and penalties, revisor's corrections, Minn. Law 2013 c 125 art 1 s 17, 19
Waste, as recyclable material, Minn. Law 2015 1Sp c 4 art 4 s 104
Wild game processing, Minn. Law 2021 c 28 s 11