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168.271 INFORMATIONAL LABELS ON PICKUP TRUCKS; PENALTY.
    Subdivision 1. Requirement. Every manufacturer of new trucks having a gross vehicle
weight of 9,000 pounds or less which are sold or offered for sale for use upon the public streets
or highways within this state shall, prior to the delivery of the new truck to a Minnesota dealer,
or at or prior to the introduction date of new models delivered to a Minnesota dealer prior to
introduction date, securely affix to the windshield or side window of the truck a label upon which
the manufacturer shall endorse clearly, distinctly and legibly true and correct entries disclosing
information identical to and in the same manner as required on new automobiles. The label shall
remain affixed to the truck until delivery of the truck to the ultimate purchaser. Any manufacturer
who shall willfully fail to affix a proper label required by this section or any person who shall
willfully remove, alter or mutilate a label prior to delivery of the truck to the ultimate purchaser
is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to trucks for which the annual sales in
Minnesota of the previous model year were less than 200.
    Subd. 2. Applicability. This section shall apply to new trucks having a gross vehicle weight
of 9,000 pounds or less built after December 31, 1978.
History: 1977 c 385 s 1,2

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