2015 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — AGRICULTURE
Chapter 32 — DAIRY PRODUCTS
Section 32.72 — SALES BELOW COST PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.
Subdivision 1. Policy; processors; wholesalers; retailers. (a) It is the intent of the legislature to accomplish partial deregulation of milk marketing with a minimum negative impact upon small volume retailers.
(b) A processor or wholesaler may not sell or offer for sale selected class I or class II dairy products at a price lower than the processor's or wholesaler's basic cost.
(c) A retailer may not sell or offer for sale selected class I or class II dairy products at a retail price lower than (1) 105 percent of the retailer's basic cost until June 30, 1994; and (2) the retailer's basic cost beginning July 1, 1994, and thereafter. A retailer may not use any method or device in the sale or offer for sale of a selected dairy product that results in a violation of this section.
Subd. 2. Exceptions. The minimum processor, wholesaler, and retailer prices of subdivision 1 do not apply:
(i) to a sale complying with section 325D.06, clauses (1) to (4);
(ii) to a retailer giving away selected class I and class II dairy products free if the customer is not required to make a purchase; or
(iii) to a processor, wholesaler, or retailer giving away selected class I and class II dairy products free or at a reduced cost to a bona fide charity.
History:1993 c 65 s 8; 1993 c 367 s 30; 1994 c 558 s 1
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