Minnesota SF 4393: Urban American Indian capital projects bond issue and appropriations

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to agriculture; prohibiting certain retailers from obtaining an ownership​
1.3 interest in livestock dealers or meat packing companies; prohibiting certain​
1.4 exclusive contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17A.03, by adding​
1.5 a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17A.​
1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision​
1.8 to read:​
1.9 Subd. 17.Dominant retailer."Dominant retailer" means an entity that:​
1.10 (1) is primarily engaged in the sale of meat at retail;​
1.11 (2) has annual retail sales of meat exceeding $18,000,000,000, as adjusted each year for​
1.12 inflation by multiplying that amount by the cumulative inflation rate as determined by the​
1.13 United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers; and​
1.14 (3) has at least one retail location or distribution center located in at least 20 states,​
1.15 including Minnesota.​
1.16 Sec. 2. [17A.075] PROHIBITED OWNERSHIP INTERESTS AND EXCLUSIVE​
1.17 CONTRACTS.​
1.18 Subdivision 1.Ownership interests and exclusive contracts.(a) A dominant retailer​
1.19 must not directly or indirectly own, acquire, or otherwise obtain any ownership interest in​
1.20 a livestock dealer or meat packing company.​
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26-07433 as introduced​02/25/26 REVISOR BD/AD​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 4393​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: PUTNAM)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6665​03/12/2026​
Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development​

2.1 (b) A dominant retailer must not enter into an exclusive contract with any livestock​
2.2 dealer or meat packing company that requires the livestock dealer or meat packing company​
2.3 to sell their product exclusively to the dominant retailer.​
2.4 Subd. 2.Certification.By October 1, 2026, all dominant retailers doing business in​
2.5 Minnesota must certify whether the dominant retailer is in compliance with subdivision 1.​
2.6 A dominant retailer not in compliance with subdivision 1 by October 1, 2026, may request​
2.7 an extension from the commissioner. The commissioner may provide an extension for 180​
2.8 days for a dominant retailer to be in compliance, provided that the dominant retailer shows​
2.9 a good faith effort in its attempts to be in compliance. To qualify for an extension, a dominant​
2.10 retailer must submit a divestiture plan to the commissioner, in the form approved by the​
2.11 commissioner, for each livestock dealer or meat packing company in which the dominant​
2.12 retailer has an ownership interest.​
2.13 Subd. 3.Public comment, enforcement, and penalties.(a) The attorney general must​
2.14 accept public comment with information on any dominant retailer acting in violation of this​
2.15 section.​
2.16 (b) An action to enforce this section may be brought by the attorney general in the name​
2.17 of the state on behalf of the commissioner for injunctive relief or civil penalties. A dominant​
2.18 retailer found to be in violation of this section may be subject to a civil penalty of $25,000​
2.19 for each day a dominant retailer violates this section.​
2.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.Subdivision 3 is effective August 1, 2027.​
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26-07433 as introduced​02/25/26 REVISOR BD/AD​