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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 455C.1, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. "Beverage" means wine as defined in section 123.3, 1 4 subsection 37, alcoholic liquor as defined in section 123.3, 1 5 subsection 5, beer as defined in section 123.3, subsection 7, 1 6 mineral water, soda water and similar carbonated soft drinks, 1 7 wine cooler or drink, tea, potable water, fruit or vegetable 1 8 juice, and fruit or vegetable drinks in liquid form and 1 9 intended for human consumption. 1 10 Sec. 2. Section 455C.2, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 11 follows: 1 12 455C.2 REFUND VALUES. 1 13 1. A refund value of not less thanfiveten cents shall be 1 14 paid by the consumer on each beverage container sold in this 1 15 state by a dealer for consumption off the premises. Upon 1 16 return of the empty beverage container upon which a refund 1 17 value has been paid to the dealer or person operating a 1 18 redemption center and acceptance of the empty beverage 1 19 container by the dealer or person operating a redemption 1 20 center, the dealer or person operating a redemption center 1 21 shall return the amount of the refund value to the consumer. 1 22 2. In addition to the refund value provided in subsection 1 23 1 of this section, a dealer, or person operating a redemption 1 24 center who redeems empty beverage containers or a dealer agent 1 25 shall be reimbursed by the distributor required to accept the 1 26 empty beverage containers an amount which isone centtwo 1 27 cents per container. A dealer, dealer agent, or person 1 28 operating a redemption center may compact empty metal beverage 1 29 containers with the approval of the distributor required to 1 30 accept the containers. 1 31 Sec. 3. Section 455C.5, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 1 32 amended to read as follows: 1 33 3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section 1 34 do not apply to a refillable glass beverage container which 1 35 has a brand name permanently marked on it and which has a 2 1 refund value of not less thanfiveten cents, to any other 2 2 refillable beverage container which has a refund value of not 2 3 less thanfiveten cents and which is exempted by the director 2 4 under rules adopted by the commission, or to a beverage 2 5 container sold aboard a commercial airliner or passenger train 2 6 for consumption on the premises. 2 7 EXPLANATION 2 8 This bill expands the list of beverage containers which are 2 9 included under the beverage container control laws in Code 2 10 chapter 455C. The new beverage containers include wine 2 11 coolers or drinks, tea, potable water, fruit or vegetable 2 12 juices, and fruit or vegetable drinks. 2 13 The bill increases the refund value of beverage containers 2 14 from not less than five cents per container to not less than 2 15 10 cents per container. The bill also increases the 2 16 reimbursement amount received by a dealer or person operating 2 17 a redemption center who redeems empty beverage containers from 2 18 one cent per container to two cents per container. 2 19 LSB 1049YH 78 2 20 tm/sc/14
Text: HF00036 Text: HF00038 Text: HF00000 - HF00099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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