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A bill for an act
relating to consumer protection; limiting the import, manufacture, or sale of certain
table saws; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[325E.0685] TABLE SAWS; SAFETY REQUIREMENT.
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Subdivision 1.
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Definitions.
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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(b) "Entity" means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other
organization authorized to transact business in Minnesota. Entity does not include any state
or local government unit.
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(c) "Table saw" means a woodworking tool that has a motor-driven circular saw blade
that protrudes through the surface of a table and is powered by alternating current from a
wall outlet. Table saw includes but is not limited to a bench, job site, contractor, hybrid,
cabinet, or sliding saw.
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(d) "Test probe" means a device that enables the accurate measurement of the depth of
a cut. Test probe does not include a finger or other human body part.
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Subd. 2.
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Prohibition.
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(a) An entity must not import, manufacture, sell, or offer for sale
a table saw that the entity knows or has reason to know does not meet the requirements
under paragraph (b).
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(b) The maximum depth a table saw is capable of cutting for a test probe must not exceed
3.5 millimeters when the table saw:
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(1) is powered on;
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(2) has the center axis of a test probe moving parallel to, with a tolerance of 13 millimeters
to 17 millimeters, above the tabletop at a rate of one meter per second; and
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(3) has the test probe contact a spinning saw blade that is set at the maximum height
setting.
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Subd. 3.
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Exception.
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An entity does not violate this section if the entity is unable to
obtain, on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory terms, a license under a patent required
to comply with subdivision 2.
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Subd. 4.
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Enforcement.
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An entity that violates this section is subject to the penalties and
remedies, including a private right of action to recover damages, as provided in section
8.31.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective January 1, 2027.
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