Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 248.07, subdivision 14a, this chapter is issued by the commissioner of employment and economic development to govern all vending facilities, hereinafter referred to as business enterprise or business enterprises, established by the State Services for the Blind, Department of Employment and Economic Development, for which the department is responsible. Licenses to blind persons must be issued according to this chapter and applicable statutes by the commissioner or a designee, hereinafter to be known as the state licensing agency. A licensed blind vendor is an independent contractor to the state licensing agency and is not an employee of the state licensing agency or the state of Minnesota.
Minn. R. agency 139, ch. 3321, VENDING FACILITIES-BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM, pt. 3321.0100
Statutory Authority: MS s 248.07