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Minn. Stat. § 115A.1447

PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBILITIES.

Known as the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act

The act spans §§ 115A.1415 to 115A.1463 (26 sections).

2024 c 116 art 5 s 8

A producer responsibility organization must:

(1) register with the commissioner, as required under section 115A.1443 ;

(2) submit a stewardship plan to the commissioner by October 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, as required under section 115A.1451 ;

(3) implement stewardship plans approved by the commissioner under section 115A.1451 ;

(4) forward upon receipt from the commissioner the lists established under section 115A.1453 to all service providers that participate in a stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility organization;

(5) collect producer fees as required under section 115A.1454 ;

(6) submit the reports required under section 115A.1456 ;

(7) ensure that producers operating under a stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility organization comply with the requirements of the stewardship plan and with sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463;

(8) expel a producer from the producer responsibility organization if efforts to return the producer to compliance with the plan or with the requirements of sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463 are unsuccessful;

(9) notify the commissioner when a producer has been expelled;

(10) consider and respond in writing to comments received from the advisory board, including justifications for not incorporating board recommendations;

(11) provide producers with information regarding state and federal laws that prohibit substances in covered materials, including sections 115A.965 , 116.943 , 325F.075 , 325F.172 to 325F.179 , and all laws prohibiting toxic substances in covered materials;

(12) maintain a website under section 115A.1457 ;

(13) notify the commissioner within 30 days of a change made to the contact information for a person responsible for implementing the stewardship plan, to board membership, or to the executive director;

(14) assist service providers to identify and use responsible markets;

(15) reimburse service providers in a timely manner using applicable reimbursement rates; and

(16) comply with all other applicable requirements of sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.