MN HF399

Prohibits persons engaged in commerce from directly or indirectly discriminating in price between different purchasers of commodities of like grade and quality where purchases occur in commerce, commodities are sold for use within Minnesota, and the discrimination lessens competition or tends to create a monopoly or injure competition.

Allows price differentials that reflect differences in manufacturing, selling, or delivery costs resulting from different methods or quantities of sales or delivery.

Permits sellers to select customers in bona fide transactions and to change prices in response to changing market conditions including perishable goods deterioration, seasonal obsolescence, distress sales, or discontinuing business.

Places burden on persons charged with price discrimination violations to affirmatively demonstrate justification, including showing that lower prices were made in good faith to meet a competitor's equally low price.

Repeals Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325D.03, which previously addressed locality-based price discrimination.