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2011 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

FOOD

Additives, see FOOD ADDITIVES

Adulterated food

Condemnation, destruction, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.05

Emergencies, embargo, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.05

Food additives, Minn. Statutes 2011 25.37, 31.121, 31A.02

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02, 31.121

Advertising

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.01

False advertising, see same under this topic

Potluck events, Minn. Statutes 2011 157.22

Agents, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.903

Analysis, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.04, 31.13

Artificial sweeteners, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.74, 31.75

Basic needs, food defined as, Minn. Statutes 2011 256J.08

Boarding and lodging houses, Minn. Statutes 2011 327.75

Borlaug World Food Prize Day, Minn. Statutes 2011 10.59

Brands, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.12

Brokers

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.04, 28A.05, 28A.08, 28A.17

Violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.08

Canneries, see COMMERCIAL CANNERIES

Canola oil, transportation, Minn. Statutes 2011 169.866

Cereal, Minn. Statutes 2011 145.897, 297A.67

Cold storage, see COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSES

Condemnation, destruction

Food in cold storage, Minn. Statutes 2011 28.06

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.05

Consolidated Food Licensing Law, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.01 to 28A.17

Consumer commodity, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.01

Consuming

Employees, during nonworking hours, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.938

Public transit violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 609.855

Containers

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.01

Federal laws and regulations, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.102

Misleading, misbranding, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.123

Packages and packaging, see same under this topic

Recycling, state parks, Minn. Statutes 2011 85.205

Contaminated food, emergency control permits, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.131

Contested cases, fines, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.982, 17.983

Cooperatives, food stamps, uses, Minn. Statutes 2011 256.8799

Costs, group residential housing rate, Minn. Statutes 2011 256I.03, 256I.04

Custom processing, see CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING

Dairy products, see DAIRY PRODUCTS

Definitions

Adulterated food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.121

Consolidated Food Licensing Law, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.03, 28A.05

Food Law, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.01

Liquor taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 297G.07

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2011 31A.02

Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), Minn. Statutes 2011 256J.08

Misbranding, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.123

Promulgation by Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.10

Quality assurance dating, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.782

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.10

Dehydrated foods, food licensing, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.15

Deleterious food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.05

Denaturing, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.095

Depositions, Agriculture Department, authority, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.984

Destruction, Minn. Statutes 2011 28.06, 31.05

Dietary foods, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.101, 31.75

Dietary supplements, sales taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Dietary use regulations, federal, adoption by state, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.101

Disposition of prohibited food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.09

Distressed food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.495, 604A.10

Distributors

Donors, distressed food, liability, Minn. Statutes 2011 604A.10

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.02, 28A.04

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.10

Donated food, school meals, payment for, Minn. Statutes 2011 124D.1195

Eating places, see FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS

Embargoes

Adulterated or misbranded food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.05

Denaturing, embargoed food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.095

Removal or disposal of food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02

Enforcement of law

Act of agent that of principal, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.903

Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.04, 17.984

Evidence of intent, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.903

Injunction to prevent violation, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.031

Lawsuits, see same under this topic

Prosecution, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.91

Experimental food, intrastate shipment, temporary permit, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.102

Extracts and flavors, Minn. Statutes 2011 151.26

False advertising

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.124

Liability, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.032

Misleading, determined, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.021

Prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.01

False guaranty or undertaking, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02

Federal laws and regulations

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.102

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, conformity with, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.103

Incorporation by reference, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.002, 31.101, 31.103

Standards and definitions, containers, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.102

Feed, see FEED

Fees

Destruction of adulterated or misbranded food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.05

Disposal, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.15

Inspections, vending machines, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.09

License fees, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.10, 28A.11

Fines

Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.982, 17.983

Disposition, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.15

Each day, separate violation, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.982

License violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.04, 28A.08

Violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.982

Food additives, see FOOD ADDITIVES

Food and Drug Administration (U.S.), see FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (U.S.)

Food first coalition, consulting

Food stamp outreach program, Minn. Statutes 2011 256.8799

Food handlers, see FOOD HANDLERS

Food ingredients, defined, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.67

Food Law

Basic regulatory laws, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02 to 31.175

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.001 to 31.96

Food prepared for immediate consumption

Sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Food stamps, see FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAM

Food stands, see under FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS

Fraud

Lodging establish, obtaining food by, Minn. Statutes 2011 327.75

Prevention by standards, rules, and labeling requirements, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.101, 31.11

Tourist camps, obtaining food by, Minn. Statutes 2011 327.131

Frozen food, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.03, 32.55

Fruit, see FRUIT

Furnished apartment houses, obtaining by fraud, Minn. Statutes 2011 327.75

Gum, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Handlers, see FOOD HANDLERS

Hazardous materials, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2011 182.651

Hearings, generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.101

Heated food, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Hotels, obtaining by fraud, Minn. Statutes 2011 327.75

Imitation, misbranding, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.123

Imported food, inspection, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.08

Injunctions

Prevention of violation, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.031

Restraint of violation, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.91

Inspections

Emergency control permits, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.131

Food handlers, distributors, manufacturers, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.07

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.984, 31.04

Packaged food commodities, Minn. Statutes 2011 239.10

Samples, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.04, 31.08

Storage houses, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.08

Transporters, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.08

Investigations, diseased persons, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.171

Jails, inmates, Minn. Statutes 2011 641.15

Labels and labeling

False or misleading, misbranding, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.123

Food diverted to animal food or seed, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.095

Misbranding, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02, 31.05, 31.123

Mislabeling, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02

Misleading, determined, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.021

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.103, 31.123

Rulemaking

Exemptions from labeling requirements, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.104

Fair packaging and labeling, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.101, 31.103

Federal laws and regulations, conformity, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.101, 31.104

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.12

Salvage food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.495

Lawsuits

Food Law violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.14, 31.15

Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.01

Perishable foods, quality assurance dating, recovery of damages, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.788

Liability

Certain foods rendered unsalable, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.09

False advertising, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.032

Prohibited food, price or value, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.07

Licenses

Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.01 to 28A.17

Applications, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.04, 28A.07

Carnivals, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.065

Circuses, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.065

Citation, Consolidated Food Licensing Law, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.01

Classification of licenses, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.05

Distributors, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.02, 28A.04

Exclusions and exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.15, 28A.16

Extent of license, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.06

Fairs, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.065

Fees, see same under this topic

Food brokers, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.04, 28A.05, 28A.08

Food handlers, see Licenses under FOOD HANDLERS

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.08, 28A.09

Hearings, suspension or revocation of license, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.13

Injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.13

Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.07

Issuing, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.06, 28A.07

Limitation of license, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.13

Liquor dealers, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.16

Mobile unit or portable structure, validity, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.06

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.02

Posting, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.10

Renewal, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.17

Retail food handlers, see Licenses under RETAIL FOOD HANDLERS

Revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.13

Term, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.04, 28A.10

Transfer, discontinuance of business, voiding of license, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.14

Vending machines, see Licenses under VENDING MACHINES

Venison distribution and reimbursement, requirements for, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.035

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 609B.105

Wholesale food handlers, see Licenses under WHOLESALE FOOD HANDLERS

Wholesale food manufacturers or processors, see Licenses under WHOLESALE FOOD PROCESSORS OR MANUFACTURERS

Liens on, agricultural producers, Minn. Statutes 2011 514.945

Llamas, see LLAMAS

Lunch carts, sales from, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Manufacture, Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.04

Manufacturers

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2011 297G.07

Donors, distressed food, liability, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2011 604A.10

Sales to, alcoholic beverages, liquor and bottle taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 297G.07

Minnesota grown food products

Administration Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2011 16C.12

Misbranding

Condemnation, destruction, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.05

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.123

Emergencies, embargo, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.05

Packages, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.123

Prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02

Monopolies, attorney general, duties, Minn. Statutes 2011 8.31

Nursing facilities, medical assistance operating cost payment rates, adjustment, Minn. Statutes 2011 256B.431

Nutrition, see NUTRITION

Nutritional supplements, Minn. Statutes 2011 145.892, 256B.0625, 297A.67

Outdoor advertising, see OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

Packages and packaging

Fair packaging and labeling, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.103

Misbranding, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.123

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.101, 31.103

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.032, 31.91

Perishable food, see PERISHABLE FOODS

Permits

Emergency control permits, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.131

Experimental food, intrastate shipment, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.102

Personal property taxes, delinquent taxes

Liens or levies for, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 277.20, 277.21

Pesticides

Residues, education and training, Minn. Statutes 2011 18B.305

Use, violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 18B.07

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.02, 31.002, 31.784

Poultry food products, see under POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS

Preparation and service, see FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE

Prepared food, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Prices, not collectible, prohibited food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.07

Processing and processors

Aquaculture products, definitions, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.4982

Donors, distressed food, liability, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2011 604A.10

Processing plants, see FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS

Prohibited food

Action to recover price not maintainable, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.07

Rendered unsalable, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.09

Promotion, Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.04

Publications

Reports, judgments, decrees, court orders, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.132

Standards, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.10

Raw-animal foods

Prepared food, exceptions, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Ready-to-eat meat and seafood

Prepared food, exceptions, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Reconditioned food, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.495, 604A.10

Records and record keeping, carriers, inspection, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.04

Regulations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02

Reports about

Filthy, putrid, decomposed food, unsanitary packaging or preparation, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.04

Judgments, decrees, court orders, publication, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.132

Resorts, obtaining by fraud, Minn. Statutes 2011 327.75

Restaurants, see FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS

Retail food handlers, see RETAIL FOOD HANDLERS

Sales

Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.04, 31.09

Food licensing, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.15

Gambling premises, Minn. Statutes 2011 349.18

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 325D.68

Grocery price labels, Minn. Statutes 2011 325F.53

Implied warranties, Minn. Statutes 2011 336.2-314

Prohibited sales, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.09

Sales and use taxes

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.67

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Nonprofit events, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.70

Samples

Authority to take, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.04, 31.08

Receipts, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.04

Sandwiches, sales and use taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.61

Sanitation

Diseased persons, employment prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.171

Unsanitary conditions, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.161

Service, see FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVICE

Standards

Amendment by Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.101, 31.102

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.101

Failure to meet, misbranding, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.123

Identity, quality, and fill of container, adoption of federal law and regulations, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.102

Promulgation by Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.10

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.10

Storage, cold, see COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSES

Stores, see RETAIL FOOD STORES

Subpoenas, Agriculture Department, authority, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.984

Supplements, Minn. Statutes 2011 297A.67

Tourist camps, obtaining by fraud, Minn. Statutes 2011 327.131

Trade secrets, use or revealing, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02

Transportation

Adulterated food, transportation unlawful, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02

Experimental food, intrastate shipment, permits, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.102

Food for human consumption, transport in livestock carriers, Minn. Statutes 2011 221.241

Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.08

Standards and definitions, violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.10

Uncooked or undercooked food, eggs in, pasteurization or processing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2011 29.236

Unsanitary conditions, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.161, 31.165

Vegetables, see VEGETABLES

Vending machines, see Food vending under VENDING MACHINES

Violations and penalties

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.032

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2011 325D.68

Food brokers, license violations, fines, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.08

Generally, fines, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.982, 31.032, 31.91

Injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.91

Inspections, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.08

Licenses, fines, Minn. Statutes 2011 28A.04, 28A.08, 28A.12, 609B.105

Minor violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 17.984, 31.041

Prohibited acts, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.02

Prosecution, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.14, 31.91

Restricting markets, Minn. Statutes 2011 325D.68

Warehouses, see COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSES

Wholesalers, water, plumbing, and sewers, Minn. Statutes 2011 31.175

Wild rice, see WILD RICE

Youth camps, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2011 144.74