Subdivision 1.Ban.

No person, corporation, partnership, joint venture, firm or association shall use, sell, deliver or receive, or contract to use, sell, deliver or receive powdered asbestos, whether in its powdered form or mixed with any other substance, and to be applied with a pressure sprayer, or in its molded form if asbestos dust will emanate from it due to handling, mixing or cutting, for purposes of constructing, remodeling or improving any building structure in this state.

Subd. 2.Criminal penalty.

Attorney's Note

Under the Minnesota Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Misdemeanorup to 90 daysup to $1,000
For details, see § 609.02

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 325F.01

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

Any violation of the provisions of subdivision 1 shall constitute a misdemeanor.