Relating to beverage containers.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 81st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2021 Regular Session House Bill 3100 Sponsored by Representative WRIGHT SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the measure as introduced. Increases number of beverage containers returned by any one person during one day that dealer that occupies a space of 5,000 or more square feet must accept and pay refund value for. A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to beverage containers; amending ORS 459A.715. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 459A.715 is amended to read: 459A.715. (1) A dealer may refuse to accept from any person, and a distributor or importer may refuse to accept from a dealer, any empty beverage container that does not state thereon a refund value as established by ORS 459A.705. (2) A dealer may refuse to accept and to pay the refund value of: (a) Empty beverage containers if the place of business of the dealer and the kind of empty beverage containers are included in an order of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approving a full-service redemption center under ORS 459A.735. (b) Any beverage container visibly containing or contaminated by a substance other than water, residue of the original contents or ordinary dust. (c)(A) More than [ 144] 288 individual beverage containers returned by any one person during one day, if the dealer occupies a space of 5,000 or more square feet in a single area. (B) More than 50 individual beverage containers returned by any one person during one day, if the dealer occupies a space of less than 5,000 square feet in a single area. (d) Any beverage container that is damaged to the extent that the brand appearing on the con- tainer cannot be identified. (3)(a) In order to refuse containers under subsection (2)(b), (c)(A) or (d) of this section, if a dealer occupies a space of 5,000 or more square feet in a single area, the dealer must post in each area where containers are received a clearly visible and legible sign containing the following information: _______________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: Oregon Law allows a dealer to refuse to accept: 1. Beverage containers visibly containing or contaminated by a substance other than water, residue of the original contents or ordinary dust; 2. More than [ 144] 288 individual beverage containers from any one person during one day; or 3. Beverage containers that are damaged to the extent that the brand appearing on the con- NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted. New sections are in boldfaced type. LC 2556 HB 3100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 tainer cannot be identified. _______________________________________________________________________________________ (b) In order to refuse containers under subsection (2)(b), (c)(B) or (d) of this section, if a dealer occupies a space of less than 5,000 square feet in a single area, the dealer must post in each area where containers are received a clearly visible and legible sign containing the following information: _______________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: Oregon Law allows a dealer to refuse to accept: 1. Beverage containers visibly containing or contaminated by a substance other than water, residue of the original contents or ordinary dust; 2. More than 50 individual beverage containers from any one person during one day; or 3. Beverage containers that are damaged to the extent that the brand appearing on the con- tainer cannot be identified. _______________________________________________________________________________________ [2]