Senate File 88 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY ZIEMAN, JOHNSON, McKINLEY, LUNDBY, HAHN, KETTERING, and ANGELO Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the return of refund values to consumers for 2 empty beverage containers. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2162SS 82 5 tm/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 455C.2, subsection 1, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. A refund value of not less than five cents shall be 1 4 paid by the consumer on each beverage container sold in this 1 5 state by a dealer for consumption off the premises. Upon 1 6 return of the empty beverage container upon which a refund 1 7 value has been paid to the dealer or person operating a 1 8 redemption center and acceptance of the empty beverage 1 9 container by the dealer or person operating a redemption 1 10 center, the dealeror person operating a redemption center1 11 shall return the amount of the refund value to the consumer 1 12 and the person operating a redemption center shall pay a 1 13 refund value to the consumer of not less than four cents as 1 14 determined by the person operating a redemption center. 1 15 Sec. 2. Section 455C.5, subsection 1, Code 2007, is 1 16 amended to read as follows: 1 17 1. Each beverage container sold or offered for sale in 1 18 this state by a dealer shall clearly indicate by embossing or 1 19 by a stamp, label or other method securely affixed to the 1 20 container, the refund value of the container that must be paid 1 21 by the consumer. The department shall specify, by rule, the 1 22 minimum size of the refund value indication on the beverage 1 23 containers. 1 24 Sec. 3. Section 455C.6, subsection 1, Code 2007, is 1 25 amended to read as follows: 1 26 1. To facilitate the return of empty beverage containers 1 27 and to serve dealers of beverages, any person may establish a 1 28 redemption center, subject to the approval of the department, 1 29 at which consumers may return empty beverage containers and 1 30 receive payment of the refund value of such beverage 1 31 containers in an amount determined pursuant to section 455C.2, 1 32 subsection 1, by the person operating the redemption center. 1 33 Sec. 4. Section 455C.7, Code 2007, is amended to read as 1 34 follows: 1 35 455C.7 UNAPPROVED REDEMPTION CENTERS. 2 1 Any person may establish a redemption center which has not 2 2 been approved by the department, at which a consumer may 2 3 return empty beverage containers and receive payment of the 2 4 refund value of the beverage containers in an amount 2 5 determined pursuant to section 455C.2, subsection 1, by the 2 6 person operating the redemption center. The establishment of 2 7 an unapproved redemption center shall not relieve any dealer 2 8 from the responsibility of redeeming any empty beverage 2 9 containers of the kind and brand sold by the dealer. 2 10 EXPLANATION 2 11 This bill relates to the return of refund values to 2 12 consumers for empty beverage containers. 2 13 The bill allows a person operating a redemption center to 2 14 determine the amount of refund value of not less than 4 cents 2 15 that may be paid to a consumer upon the return of an empty 2 16 beverage container. The bill provides that beverage 2 17 containers sold or offered for sale in this state must clearly 2 18 indicate the refund value of the container that must be paid 2 19 by the consumer. 2 20 LSB 2162SS 82 2 21 tm:nh/es/88