Chapter 325D — Minnesota Unfair Cigarette Sales Act

325D.01 Definitions This section defines key terms used in Minnesota's laws against selling goods below cost. It explains what 'retailer,' … 325D.02 Application This section explains which parts of the below-cost selling law apply to manufacturers versus retailers and wholesalers. … 325D.03 Discrimination Unlawful It is illegal for a business in Minnesota to charge different prices in different cities or areas of the state if the … 325D.04 Selling Below Cost Forbidden Retailers, wholesalers, and vending machine operators in Minnesota cannot sell goods below their actual cost if the … 325D.05 Bankrupt Sales Not to Be Considered in Fixing Costs When figuring out the 'cost' of goods for below-cost selling laws, businesses cannot use bargain prices from bankruptcy … 325D.06 Inapplicable Sales The below-cost selling rules do not apply in certain situations, such as closing out a business, selling damaged goods, … 325D.07 Remedies Cumulative The remedies available under the below-cost selling and price discrimination laws are in addition to any other legal … 325D.071 Violations; Penalties Anyone who intentionally violates Minnesota's price discrimination or below-cost selling laws commits a misdemeanor. … 325D.072 Injunctive Relief Courts can issue orders to stop violations of the below-cost selling laws. Anyone harmed or threatened by a violation … 325D.08 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.09 Unlawful Trade Practices This section declares that certain unfair trade practices hurt workers, mislead consumers about prices and product … 325D.10 Definitions This section defines key terms for the unlawful trade practices law, including 'person,' 'employer,' 'sale,' and 'sale … 325D.11 Certain Unlawful Trade Practices It is illegal in Minnesota for a seller to advertise or claim that a sale is at wholesale prices unless the sale is … 325D.12 Retailers Not to Misrepresent Nature of Business Retailers cannot falsely claim to be manufacturers or wholesalers, pretend their prices are wholesale prices, or use … 325D.13 Quality, Misrepresented It is illegal to knowingly lie about the quality, ingredients, or origin of merchandise when selling it. This applies to … 325D.14 Employer Not to Dispose of Other Than Own Products Employers cannot use their business to sell merchandise to employees or the public that is outside their regular line of … 325D.15 Violations; Restraining Orders Courts can issue restraining orders to stop violations of the unlawful trade practices law. The attorney general or any … 325D.16 Application The unlawful trade practices rules in sections 325D.09 to 325D.16 do not prevent an employer from selling the employer's … 325D.165 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.17 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.18 This section declares that unfair, discriminatory, and deceptive trade practices harm consumers and honest businesses, … 325D.19 This section defines 'article' for the deceptive trade practices law as including every kind of goods, merchandise, … 325D.20 This section defines 'person' for the deceptive trade practices law to include any individual, company, organization, or … 325D.21 This section defines 'trade' and 'commerce' very broadly for the deceptive trade practices law to include all business … 325D.22 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.23 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.24 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.25 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.26 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.27 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.28 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.29 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.30 Minnesota Unfair Cigarette Sales Act; Findings and Policy This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.31 Citation This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.32 Definitions This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.33 Sales at Less Than Cost; Penalty This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.34 Combination Sales This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.35 Sales by a Wholesaler to a Wholesaler This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.36 Sales Exceptions This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.37 Transactions Permitted to Meet Lawful Competition This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.371 Publication of Cigarette Prices This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.38 Admissible Evidence This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.39 Sales Outside Ordinary Channels of Business; Effect This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.40 Violations This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.405 Investigations This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.41 This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.415 Cigarette Distributor Fees This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.42 Partial Unconstitutionality This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.421 Unlawful Cigarette Trade Practices This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.43 Definitions This section lists specific deceptive trade practices that are illegal in Minnesota, including passing off goods as … 325D.44 Deceptive Trade Practices This section defines 13 specific acts that constitute deceptive trade practices in Minnesota, including passing off … 325D.45 Remedies Anyone likely to be harmed by a deceptive trade practice can go to court to get an injunction stopping it. The court can … 325D.46 Application This section says the deceptive trade practices law should be interpreted consistently with similar laws in other … 325D.47 Uniformity of Application and Construction The deceptive trade practices law does not replace or limit other laws that provide additional rights or remedies. It … 325D.48 Citation The deceptive trade practices law can be cited as the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act. 325D.49 Citation This is the citation section for the Minnesota Antitrust Law of 1971. Sections 325D.49 through 325D.66 make up … 325D.50 Definitions This section defines key terms for the Minnesota Antitrust Law, including 'person,' 'trade or commerce,' and 'market.' … 325D.51 Unreasonable Restraint of Trade or Commerce This section prohibits contracts, combinations, or conspiracies between two or more persons that unreasonably restrain … 325D.52 Establishment, Maintenance, or Use of Monopoly Power It is illegal in Minnesota for businesses to make agreements that unreasonably restrain trade, such as price-fixing, … 325D.53 Prohibited Contracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies It is illegal to monopolize or attempt to monopolize any part of trade or commerce in Minnesota. It is also illegal to … 325D.54 Scope of Act The attorney general can investigate potential antitrust violations by issuing civil investigative demands, which … 325D.55 Exemptions Documents and information gathered through antitrust investigations are confidential and cannot be shared publicly, … 325D.56 Penalties for Violation The attorney general can file a lawsuit to stop antitrust violations and recover damages on behalf of the state and its … 325D.57 Damages Private individuals and businesses harmed by antitrust violations can sue and recover three times their actual damages, … 325D.58 Injunctive Relief Antitrust lawsuits by private parties must be filed within four years of when the violation was discovered or should … 325D.59 Authority of the Attorney General If a court issues a final judgment finding an antitrust violation in a government lawsuit, that judgment can be used as … 325D.60 Forfeiture of Charter Rights and Privilege to Do Business Minnesota courts should interpret the state antitrust law in harmony with federal antitrust law, following the rulings … 325D.61 Acts of Officers, Directors, Representatives, or Agents Acting Within Scope of Authority Minnesota's antitrust law does not apply to labor unions, agricultural cooperatives, or certain activities already … 325D.62 Judgment in Favor of State as Prima Facie Evidence This section has been repealed or relocated. 325D.63 Notification of Civil Action If any part of the Minnesota Antitrust Law is found unconstitutional or invalid, the rest of the law still remains in … 325D.64 Statute of Limitations The Minnesota Antitrust Law does not create any new rights for anyone to sue a city, county, or other local government … 325D.65 Venue The Minnesota Antitrust Law applies to all anticompetitive conduct occurring on or after January 1, 1972, regardless of … 325D.66 Action Not Barred as Affecting or Involving Interstate or Foreign Commerce Counties and cities can sue under the antitrust law to recover damages caused by anticompetitive conduct, just like … 325D.67 Petroleum This section defines key terms for Minnesota's franchise law, including 'franchise,' 'franchisee,' 'franchisor,' and … 325D.68 Monopolization of Food Products This section lists acts by franchisors that are unfair and illegal in Minnesota, such as terminating a franchise without … 325D.69 This section sets out additional rules against unfair practices by franchisors, particularly regarding discrimination … 325D.70 If a franchisor terminates, cancels, or fails to renew a franchise, the franchisee can recover damages including lost … 325D.71 Unlawful Gasoline Sales Any franchise agreement provision that waives the franchisee's rights under Minnesota's franchise law is void and … 325D.72 Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement Minnesota's franchise law does not apply to certain franchise relationships, such as those involving motor vehicle …