1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; regulating the pricing and distribution of contact lenses;
1.3 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [325F.786] CONTACT LENS PRICING AND AVAILABILITY.
1.6 	It is unlawful for a manufacturer or distributor of prescription contact lenses to 
1.7 	prevent, by any means, including through a unilateral policy or agreement, a retailer from 
1.8 	selling or advertising the contact lenses to consumers below any specified price, or to 
1.9 	otherwise limit the ability of a retailer to set prices at which contact lenses are offered 
1.10 	or advertised to consumers, or to restrict options available to contact lens consumers by 
1.11 	discriminating in the distribution of contact lenses based on the channel of trade or based on 
1.12 	whether the retailer is, or is associated with, a person or entity authorized by law to prescribe 
1.13 	the contact lenses. The attorney general shall enforce this section under section 8.31.