Section 115A.1447 - PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBILITIESA 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.Added by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 116,s 5-8, eff. 8/1/2024.