Food and beverage establishments mandatory fee advertisement requirement exemption provision

SF 2917 exempts restaurants, bars, and hotels in Minnesota from the requirement to disclose mandatory fees (like service charges) in advertisements. Instead, these food and beverage establishments must clearly disclose the percentage of automatic and mandatory gratuities in their pricing. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325D.44, to create this specific exemption while maintaining the existing rule for gratuity transparency. This change simplifies advertising rules for qualifying businesses under state law.