Minnesota § 28A.08 LICENSE FEES; PENALTIES

Minnesota Statutes

§ 28A.08 — LICENSE FEES; PENALTIES

Minnesota § 28A.08

PartAGRICULTURE

Ch. 28ALICENSING FOOD HANDLERS

This text of Minnesota § 28A.08 (LICENSE FEES; PENALTIES) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Minnesota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Minn. Stat. § 28A.08 (2026).

Text

Subdivision 1.General.

(a)License fees, penalties for late renewal of licenses, and penalties for not obtaining a license before conducting business in food handling that are set in this section apply to the sections named except as provided under section28A.09. Except as specified herein, bonds and assessments based on number of units operated or volume handled or processed which are provided for in said laws shall not be affected, nor shall any penalties for late payment of said assessments, nor shall inspection fees, be affected by this chapter. The penalties may be waived by the commissioner. Fees for all new licenses must be based on the anticipated future gross annual food sales. If a firm is found to be operating for multiple years without paying license fees, the state may collec

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Subdivision 1.General.
(a) License fees, penalties for late renewal of licenses, and penalties for not obtaining a license before conducting business in food handling that are set in this section apply to the sections named except as provided under section28A.09. Except as specified herein, bonds and assessments based on number of units operated or volume handled or processed which are provided for in said laws shall not be affected, nor shall any penalties for late payment of said assessments, nor shall inspection fees, be affected by this chapter. The penalties may be waived by the commissioner. Fees for all new licenses must be based on the anticipated future gross annual food sales. If a firm is found to be operating for multiple years without paying license fees, the state may collect the appropriate fees and penalties for each year of operation.
(b) The commissioner may adjust the fees in subdivision 3 every five years to the inflation level established in the United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics Consumer Price Index, using July 2025 as the base month and year.

Subd. 2.
[Repealed,1995 c 220 s 141]

Subd. 3.Fees effective August 1, 2025.

Subd. 4.Food handler license account; appropriation.
A food handler license account is established in the agricultural fund. Fees paid under subdivision 3 and section28A.04must be deposited in this account. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for expenses relating to regulating food handlers under chapters 28 to 34A or rules adopted under one of those chapters.

Legislative History

1971 c 339 s 8;1975 c 412 s 12;1977 c 114 s 2;1981 c 356 s 266;1983 c 293 s 53;1987 c 396 art 11 s 4;1991 c 254 art 3 s 15;1992 c 513 art 2 s 17;1995 c 220 s 43;1996 c 407 s 19;1997 c 216 s 53;1999 c 59 s 2;1999 c 231 s 52;2003 c 128 art 3 s 28;2008 c 297 art 1 s 12;2014 c 181 s 7;2019 c 38 s 14;2019 c 50 art 1 s 13;2023 c 43 art 2 s 116;2025 c 34 art 5 s 9