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Chapter 445 - Trade and Commerce
Initiated Law 1 of 1976 BEVERAGE CONTAINERS (445.571 - 445.576)
A petition to initiate legislation to provide for the use of returnable containers for soft drinks, soda water, carbonated natural or mineral water, other nonalcoholic carbonated drink, and for beer, ale, or other malt drink of whatever alcoholic content, and for certain other beverage containers; to provide for the use of unredeemed bottle deposits; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies.
Popular Name: Bottle Bill
History: 1976, Initiated Law 1, Eff. Dec. 3, 1978 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 384, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1996
Popular Name: Bottle Bill
- Section 445.571 Definitions.
- Section 445.571a "Container composed of a combination of these materials" defined.
- Section 445.572 Nonreturnable containers; prohibitions; means for return and refund; regional redemption centers; acceptance of containers and payment of refunds; indicating refund value and name of state on container; exception; metal containers with detachable parts prohibited; deposit previously refunded; refund upon reuse; maximum daily refund; agreement on deposit; refund by manufacturer.
- Section 445.572a Designated metal, glass, or plastic containers; sale or offer of sale of certain beverages; requirements; violations; definitions.
- Section 445.573 Certification of beverage containers.
- Section 445.573a Report; filing; form and contents.
- Section 445.573b Unclaimed bottle deposits; audit, assessment, and collection by department of treasury; payment by underredeemer; overredemption credit; applying credit against prior years; definitions; report.
- Section 445.573c Bottle deposit fund; creation; administration; deposits; annual disbursement; report of information; rules.
- Section 445.573d Unclaimed deposits.
- Section 445.573e Cleanup and redevelopment trust fund.
- Section 445.573f Community pollution prevention fund.
- Section 445.574 Violation; penalty; separate offense.
- Section 445.574a Prohibited return to dealer, distributor, or manufacturer; violation; penalty; exceptions; restitution; action brought by attorney general or county prosecutor.
- Section 445.574b Posting notice on dealer's premises; failure to comply; penalty.
- Section 445.575 Repeal of MCL 445.191.
- Section 445.576 Effective date.
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