House
File
445
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
445
BY
WITTNEBEN
,
MURPHY
,
STECKMAN
,
WOLFE
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
HUNTER
,
HANSON
,
and
THOMAS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
return
of
refund
values
to
consumers
for
1
empty
beverage
containers.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
455C.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
A
refund
value
of
not
less
than
five
cents
shall
be
paid
3
by
the
consumer
on
each
beverage
container
sold
in
this
state
4
by
a
dealer
for
consumption
off
the
premises.
Upon
return
5
of
the
empty
beverage
container
upon
which
a
refund
value
6
has
been
paid
to
the
dealer
or
person
operating
a
redemption
7
center
and
acceptance
of
the
empty
beverage
container
by
the
8
dealer
or
person
operating
a
redemption
center,
the
dealer
or
9
person
operating
a
redemption
center
shall
return
the
amount
10
of
the
refund
value
to
the
consumer
and
the
person
operating
a
11
redemption
center
shall
pay
a
refund
value
to
the
consumer
of
12
not
less
than
four
cents
as
determined
by
the
person
operating
13
a
redemption
center
.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
455C.5,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
Each
beverage
container
sold
or
offered
for
sale
in
17
this
state
by
a
dealer
shall
clearly
indicate
by
embossing
or
18
by
a
stamp,
label
,
or
other
method
securely
affixed
to
the
19
container,
the
refund
value
of
the
container
that
must
be
paid
20
by
the
consumer
.
The
department
shall
specify,
by
rule,
the
21
minimum
size
of
the
refund
value
indication
on
the
beverage
22
containers.
23
Sec.
3.
Section
455C.6,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
1.
To
facilitate
the
return
of
empty
beverage
containers
26
and
to
serve
dealers
of
beverages,
any
person
may
establish
a
27
redemption
center,
subject
to
the
approval
of
the
department,
28
at
which
consumers
may
return
empty
beverage
containers
and
29
receive
payment
of
the
refund
value
of
such
beverage
containers
30
in
an
amount
determined
pursuant
to
section
455C.2,
subsection
31
1,
by
the
person
operating
the
redemption
center
.
32
Sec.
4.
Section
455C.7,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
455C.7
Unapproved
redemption
centers.
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Any
person
may
establish
a
redemption
center
which
has
1
not
been
approved
by
the
department,
at
which
a
consumer
may
2
return
empty
beverage
containers
and
receive
payment
of
the
3
refund
value
of
the
beverage
containers
in
an
amount
determined
4
pursuant
to
section
455C.2,
subsection
1,
by
the
person
5
operating
the
redemption
center
.
The
establishment
of
an
6
unapproved
redemption
center
shall
not
relieve
any
dealer
from
7
the
responsibility
of
redeeming
any
empty
beverage
containers
8
of
the
kind
and
brand
sold
by
the
dealer.
9
EXPLANATION
10
This
bill
relates
to
the
return
of
refund
values
to
consumers
11
for
empty
beverage
containers.
12
The
bill
allows
a
person
operating
a
redemption
center
to
13
determine
the
amount
of
refund
value
of
not
less
than
4
cents
14
that
may
be
paid
to
a
consumer
upon
the
return
of
an
empty
15
beverage
container.
The
bill
provides
that
beverage
containers
16
sold
or
offered
for
sale
in
this
state
must
clearly
indicate
17
the
refund
value
of
the
container
that
must
be
paid
by
the
18
consumer.
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