Minnesota Statutes Environmental Protection (Ch. 114C-116I) § 115A.1448. Producer responsibilities

Subdivision 1. Registration required; prohibition of sale. (a) After July 1, 2025, a producer must be a member of a producer responsibility organization registered in this state.

(b) After January 1, 2029, no producer may introduce covered materials, either separately or when used to package another product, unless the producer enters into a written agreement with a producer responsibility organization to operate under an approved stewardship plan.

(c) After January 1, 2032, no producer may introduce covered materials unless covered services are provided for the covered materials through a program in a stewardship plan approved by the commissioner and the covered materials are:

(d) A producer responsibility organization may petition the commissioner for a two-year extension to comply with the requirements of paragraph (c). The commissioner may approve the extension if the petition demonstrates that market or technical issues prevent a specific covered material from being considered reusable or included on the lists established undersection 115A.1453. The producer responsibility organization may petition the commissioner for additional annual extensions until January 1, 2040, if the producer responsibility organization demonstrates that market or technical issues preventing compliance persist.

(1) implement the requirements of the stewardship plan under which the producer operates;

(2) pay producer fees undersection 115A.1454; and

(3) comply with all other applicable requirements ofsections 115A.144to115A.1463.