Posted on 05/22/2007 11:34:45 AM PDT by Princip. Conservative
ST. PAUL — No more eyebrow studs for underage Minnesotans — at least not unless Mom or Dad goes along to the piercing parlor and signs a consent form.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a body piercing bill into law Monday, threatening jail time and fines for body piercers who perform work on minors without getting parental consent. The law, which takes effect Aug. 1, doesn't apply for traditional ear piercings.
Pawlenty also signed several other proposals that got noticed this year.
—Expiration dates and service fees for gift cards will be banned starting Aug. 1, but the law doesn't apply to bank-issued cards that can be redeemed at multiple stores.
—Operators of carnival rides must be insured for at least $2 million for accidents. Inspectors will have to examine the rides every year, and operators must inspect their own rides every day before running them.
—Throwing out fluorescent light bulbs will become illegal under a law that also outlaws the sale of mercury-containing thermostats and other devices, with an exception for replacement parts where no mercury-free product is available. Schools will get even stricter mercury restrictions.
—The "Car Buyers Bill of Rights" will make dealers disclose the full cost of add-ons like rustproofing and alarm systems. Starting Jan. 1, they also won't be able to sell used vehicles as "certified" if the odometer was altered or the car sustained damage from a crash, flood or fire.
—The quest by the small town of Rockford to escape Hennepin County property taxes could go before voters. The new law allows Hennepin and Wright county officials to move ahead with a ballot question on Rockford's boundaries, without collecting thousands of signatures.
I’ve spent most of my professional life ensuring I don’t get ‘pierced’ by metal objects, so I find this weird compulsion to have it done - and pay for it - strange as hell.
What's that about??? Let the buyer beware and the market decide.
Body piercing saved my life....although I was not the one pierced.
Now how do you get rid of them without breaking the law?
Thats about stores not imposing a expiration date on gift cards....I’m for this.
So, it’s easier for a 15-year old girl to get an abortion in Minnesota (notification of parents only) than for her to get her nose pierced (permission of parents required).
Swap them out with your neighbors when they are not looking!
Step One in a future money grab by the Gubmint.
Step Two will be to introduce legislation that will tax businesses that issue these cards for the amounts on any unredeemed cards after a certain date. It's coming.
Illegal to throw out fluorescent lightbulbs? What do you do with them, then? Especially since the government is busy forcing the purchase and use of them.
Yup. It's also only a non-criminal petty misdemeanor for a 20 year old to be found with a bag of marijuana but a criminal misdemeanor if the same 20 year old is found with a beer.
Minnesota, go figure.
Great. More statism. Hooray!
It's nature's way of saying, "stay away." So at least they're doing us the favor or giving us warning.
Funny how the environmental nut cases forget to mention that part eh?
I hate to sound old-fashioned but many of the pierced set look like a bunch of South Sea Island savages from straight out of some Jack London or Herman Melville novel.
Hazardous waste drop-off centers in each county.
Mine’s about 10 minutes away.
They make the coolest sound when they hit the street ;)
They make the coolest sound when they hit the street ;)
Psssst!!
"Hey, buddy, wanna buy a thermostat?"
LOL!!
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