Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 579
Introduction - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006)
Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to the environment; providing for deposits
and refunds on beverage containers; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116F.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[116F.10] DEFINITIONS.
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For purposes of sections 116F.12 to 116F.17, the terms
defined in this section have the meanings given them.
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new text begin Beverage. new text end
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"Beverage" means any of the
following products if those products are in liquid
ready-to-drink form and are intended for human consumption:
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(1) beer and other malt beverages;
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(2) wine and distilled spirit coolers;
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(3) carbonated water, including soda and carbonated mineral
water;
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(4) noncarbonated water, including noncarbonated mineral
water;
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(5) carbonated soft drinks;
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(6) noncarbonated soft drinks and sport drinks;
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(7) noncarbonated fruit drinks that contain any percentage
of fruit juice;
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(8) coffee and tea drinks;
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(9) carbonated fruit drinks; and
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(10) vegetable juice in beverage containers of 16 ounces or
less.
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new text begin Beverage container. new text end
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"Beverage container" means
any sealed glass, plastic, or metal bottle or can in which a
beverage is sold.
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new text begin Consumer. new text end
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"Consumer" means any person who
purchases a beverage in a beverage container for use or
consumption.
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new text begin Dealer. new text end
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"Dealer" means a retail establishment
engaged in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to a
consumer.
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new text begin Dealer agent. new text end
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"Dealer agent" means a person who
solicits or picks up empty beverage containers from a dealer for
the purpose of returning the empty beverage containers to a
distributor or manufacturer.
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new text begin Distributor. new text end
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"Distributor" means any person or
manufacturer who sells beverages in beverage containers to a
dealer in this state.
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new text begin Manufacturer. new text end
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"Manufacturer" means any person
who bottles, cans, or otherwise fills beverage containers for
sale to distributors or dealers.
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Nonrefillable beverage container.
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"Nonrefillable beverage container" means a beverage container
not intended to be refilled for sale by a manufacturer.
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Sec. 2.
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[116F.12] REFUND VALUES.
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(a) Consumers shall pay a deposit value of ten cents on
each beverage container bought in this state from a dealer for
consumption off the premises. Upon return of the empty beverage
container to the dealer, the dealer shall pay to the consumer
the refund value of ten cents.
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(b) In addition to the refund value under paragraph (a), a
dealer or dealer agent must be reimbursed one cent per container
by the distributor required to accept the empty beverage
containers. A dealer or dealer agent may compact empty metal
beverage containers with the approval of the distributor.
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[116F.13] PAYMENT OF REFUND VALUE.
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(a) A dealer shall accept from a consumer any empty
beverage container of the kind, size, and brand sold by the
dealer, and shall pay the consumer the refund value of ten cents.
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(b) A distributor shall pick up and accept any empty
beverage container of the kind, size, and brand sold by the
distributor from a dealer at least weekly, or when the
distributor delivers the beverage product if the deliveries are
less frequent than weekly. The distributor shall pay the dealer
the refund value and reimbursement within one week following
pickup, or when the dealer normally pays the distributor for the
deposit on beverage products if less frequent than weekly.
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(c) A distributor shall accept from a dealer agent any
empty beverage container of the kind, size, and brand sold by
the distributor that was picked up from a dealer within the
geographic territory served by the distributor. The distributor
shall pay the dealer agent the refund value and reimbursement.
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(d) A distributor is not required to pay to a manufacturer
a deposit or refund value on a nonrefillable beverage container.
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[116F.14] REFUND VALUE INDICATED ON CONTAINER;
EXCEPTIONS.
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(a) Each beverage container sold or offered for sale in
this state by a dealer must clearly indicate the refund value of
the container by embossing or by a stamp, label, or other method
securely affixed to the container. The agency shall specify, by
rule, the minimum size of the refund value indication.
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(b) After July 1, 2006, no person, except a distributor,
may import into this state a beverage container that does not
have a refund value indication. The provisions of this
subdivision do not apply to:
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(1) beverage containers containing alcoholic liquor, if the
capacity of the containers is not more than one quart or, in the
case of alcoholic liquor personally obtained outside the United
States, one gallon;
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(2) beverage containers containing beer, if the capacity of
the containers is not more than 288 fluid ounces; and
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(3) all other beverage containers, if the total capacity of
the containers is not more than 576 fluid ounces.
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(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to:
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(1) a refillable glass beverage container that has a brand
name permanently marked on it and has a refund value of at least
ten cents;
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(2) a refillable beverage container that has a refund value
of at least ten cents and is exempted under rules adopted by the
agency; or
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(3) a beverage container sold aboard a commercial airliner
or passenger train for consumption on the premises.
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Sec. 5.
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[116F.15] SNAP-TOP CANS PROHIBITED.
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A person shall not sell or offer for sale at retail in this
state any metal beverage container designed and constructed so
that a part of the container is detachable in opening the
container.
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[116F.16] RULES.
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The agency shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the
provisions of sections 116F.12 to 116F.15.
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[116F.17] PENALTIES.
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Any person violating the provisions of sections 116F.12 to
116F.15 or a rule adopted under these sections is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
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