1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; prohibiting PFAS in cookware;proposing coding for new 
1.3 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [116.943] PFAS IN COOKWARE.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
1.7 	meanings given:
1.8 	(1) "cookware" means durable houseware items that are used in homes and restaurants 
1.9 	to prepare, dispense, or store food, foodstuffs, or beverages. Cookware includes pots, pans, 
1.10 	skillets, grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls, and cooking utensils; and
1.11 	(2) "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means substances that 
1.12 	include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one 
1.13 	fully fluorinated carbon atom.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Prohibition. (a) A person must not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in the state 
1.15 	any cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
1.16 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to the sale or resale of used products.
1.17 		Subd. 3.Enforcement. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may 
1.18 	enforce this section under sections 115.071 and 116.072. The commissioner may coordinate 
1.19 	with the commissioners of commerce and health in enforcing this section.
2.1 	(b) When requested by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, a person 
2.2 	must furnish to the commissioner any information that the person may have or may 
2.3 	reasonably obtain that is relevant to show compliance with this section.

2.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.