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Auxiliary Containers
Minn. Stat. Ch. 471, § 471.9998
Merchant Bags (ReMA note: limited to preemption)
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Electronics Recycling Law -
Minn. Stat. Ch. 115A
, Subch. Video Displays and Electronic Devices; Collection and Recycling; § 115A.1310 to § 115A.1330
Ch. 325E, Subch. Wireless Communication Devices; Resales; § 325E.319.
Wireless communication devices; acquisition for resale.
Kill Switch -
Minn. Stat. Ch. 325F, Subch. Unauthorized Cellular Telephone Use, § 325F.698
Smart phone antitheft protection
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Metal Scrap Law (as amended by 2023 Minnesota
HF 30
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SF 2909
, effective August 1, 2023)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 325E, Sec. 21
Dealers in scrap metal; records, reports, and registration; § 325E.21-1 to §325E.21-15
Minn Stat. Ch. 299C, Sec. 299C.25
. Scrap metal dealers, educational materials
Minn. Stat. Ch. 609.
Criminal Code
Sec. 609.526.
Precious metal and scrap metal dealers; receiving stolen property.
Sec. 609.5316.
Summary forfeitures.
Subd. 1. Contraband.
Subd. 3. Weapons, telephone cloning paraphernalia, automated sales suppression devices, catalytic converters, and bullet-resistant vests.
ReMA Summary of Minnesota Metal Scrap Statute
(September 30, 2023)
Scrap Yard / Junk Yard Zoning
Minn. Stat. Ch. 161, Section 242.
Junkyard Act
State Superfund (no SREA equivalent)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 115B
Environmental Response and Liability Act; § 115B.01 to § 115B.51
Stormwater Permitting
Minnesota PCA -
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Permit Number MNR050000
- NPDES / SDS General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Multi-Sector (ISW)
Issued and Effective: 04/05/15; Expires: 04/05/20
MPCA e-services portal
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(due March 31 annually)
Tire / Rubber
2019 Minnesota SF 7
, Sec. 116 requires the Pollution Control Agency to analyze the forms and levels of financial assurance required of permitted waste tire facilities and report to the legislature by Feb. 1, 2020, on the adequacy of existing mechanisms, statewide tire processing capacity, and additional options for financial assurance mechanisms.
Minn. Stat. Ch. 17, § 17.135
Farm Disposal of Solid Waste (ReMA note: exemption from permit does not include burning tires)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 88, § 88.71
Open Burning Prohibitions (ReMA note: includes tires)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 115A.
Waste Management
§ 115A.03
Definitions (ReMA note: "mixed municipal solid waste" does not include tires)
§ 115A.551
Recycling (ReMA note: county goals)
Waste Tires, Batteries, and Used Oil
§ 115A.90
Definitions
§ 115A.902
Permit; Tire Collectors, Processors.
§ 115A.904
Land Disposal Prohibited.
§ 115A.912
Waste Tire Management.
§ 115A.914
Administration; County Planning and Ordinances.
§ 115A.935
Solid Waste Generated Outside of Minnesota. (ReMA note: bans tires from transported solid waste)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 116, § 116.073
Field Citations. (ReMA note: Pollution Control Agency citations, includes penalty per waste tire)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 168B.011
Definitions. (ReMA note: Abandoned Vehicle statutes, includes tires as "motor vehicle waste")
Minn. Stat. Ch. 169
Traffic Regulations.
§ 169.011
Definitions.
§ 169.72
Tire Surface; Metal Studs.
§ 169.721
Unsafe Tires; Definitions.
§ 169.722
Rules for Tire Safety.
§ 169.723
Tires Considered Unsafe.
§ 169.724
Prohibition; Operating Automobile with Unsafe Tires.
§ 169.726
Automobile Sale Prohibited Unless Tires are Safe.
§ 169.727
Unsafe Tires; Misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. Ch. 221, § 221.025
Exemptions. (ReMA note: motor carrier permitting does not apply to intrastate transportation of solid waste, including recyclable materials and waste tires)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 297A, § 297A.68
Business Exemptions. (ReMA note: sales and use tax exemptions; subd. 24. "Waste processing equipment" includes equipment used for processing and utilizing waste tires as primary fuel at an electric generation facility)
Minn. Stat. Ch. 325E.
Trade Practices
§ 325E.32
Waste Tires; Collection. (ReMA note: requires retail sellers of tires to accept an equal number of waste tires)
§ 325E.389
Items containing lead prohibited (ReMA note: covers sales of jewelry, sets lead standards for rubber as a Class 2 material)
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