All eggs sold or offered for sale at retail must have been candled and graded and must be clearly labeled according to Minnesota consumer grades as established by rule under section 29.23. No eggs shall be sold or offered for sale as "ungraded," "unclassified," or by any other name that does not clearly designate the grade. All eggs in possession of the retailer, either in temporary storage or on display, must be held at a temperature not to exceed 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius).
Grade AA eggs held 31 days past the coded pack date for Grade AA eggs, or Grade A eggs held 46 days past the coded pack date for Grade A eggs, lose their grades and must be removed from sale.
1957 c 819 s 6; 1961 c 406 s 6; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1991 c 179 s 13; 2019 c 38 s 15
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Section 29.021 — Commissioner's Powers And Duties.
Section 29.051 — Poultry Disease Eradication.
Section 29.061 — Products To Be Labeled.
Section 29.071 — Certain Advertising Forbidden.
Section 29.081 — May Cancel Certificates.
Section 29.201 — Buyers Of Domestic Fowl; Dealers' Registers.
Section 29.203 — Register Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 29.205 — Failure To Keep Registers; False Entry Therein.
Section 29.22 — Egg Handlers Annual Inspection Fee; Disposition Of Fees.
Section 29.235 — Sale Of Shell Eggs.
Section 29.236 — Eggs In Uncooked Or Undercooked Foods.
Section 29.237 — Uniformity With Federal Law.
Section 29.24 — Adulterated Or Inedible Eggs, Sale Forbidden.
Section 29.25 — Dockage; Overgrade Or Undergrade Of Eggs; Records Of Sales And Purchases.