CHAPTER 499

S.P. 326 - L.D. 985

An Act To Improve the State's Returnable Bottle Law and

Adjust Handling Fees

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1862, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:

2-A.__Commingling agreement.__"Commingling agreement" means an agreement between 2 or more initiators of deposit allowing the beverage containers for which they have initiated deposits to be commingled by dealers and redemption centers, as described in section 1866-D.

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1862, sub-§8-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 661, §2, is amended to read:

8-A. Initiator of deposit or initiator. "Initiator of deposit" or "initiator" means a manufacturer, distributor or other person who initiates a deposit on a beverage container under section 1863-A.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1862, sub-§12-E is enacted to read:

12-E.__Reverse vending machine.__"Reverse vending machine" means an automated device that uses a laser scanner and microprocessor to accurately recognize the universal product code on containers and to accumulate information regarding containers redeemed, enabling the reverse vending machine to accept containers from redeemers and to issue script for the containers' refund value.