An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures

1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2214 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3186 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Jack Patrick Lewis and Joan Meschino _________________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex 1/19/2023 Joan Meschino 3rd Plymouth 1/20/2023 Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester 1/20/2023 Vanna Howard 17th Middlesex 1/31/2023 Brandy Fluker Oakley 12th Suffolk 4/4/2024 1 of 2 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2214 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3186 By Representatives Lewis of Framingham and Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3186) of Jack Patrick Lewis, Joan Meschino and others for legislation to include miniatures, so-called, in the bottle deposit law. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 321 of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definitions of “Beverage” and “Beverage 3 container” and inserting in place thereof the following two definitions:- 4 “Beverage”, soda water or similar carbonated soft drinks, mineral water, alcoholic 5 beverages sold in a miniature, and beer and other malt beverages, but shall not include alcoholic 6 beverages other than beer and malt beverages as defined in chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, 7 dairy products, natural fruit juices or wine. 8 “Beverage container”, any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton which is primarily composed 9 of glass, metal, plastic or any combination of those materials and is produced for the purpose of 10 containing a beverage, including a miniature. This definition shall not include containers made of 11 biodegradable material. 2 of 2 12 SECTION 2. Said section 321 of said chapter 94 is hereby further amended by inserting 13 after the definition of “Label” the following definition:- 14 “Miniature”, any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton which is primarily composed of glass, 15 metal, plastic, or any combination of those materials that has a capacity of not more than 100 16 milliliters and is produced for the purpose of containing an alcoholic beverage.