75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 3209
 
                         Senate Bill 688
 
Sponsored by Senator FERRIOLI (at the request of Rick Bryan, Old
  Pine Market)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Modifies provisions related to dealer acceptance of empty
beverage containers.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to beverage containers; amending ORS 459A.710.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 459A.710, as amended by section 2, chapter 303,
Oregon Laws 2007, is amended to read:
  459A.710. Except as provided in ORS 459A.715:
  (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection,
a dealer may not refuse to accept from any person any empty
beverage containers that contained the kind of beverage sold by
the dealer, or refuse to pay to that person the refund value of a
beverage container as established by ORS 459A.705.
  (b) A dealer that occupies a space of less than 5,000 square
feet in a single area  { + or a dealer that occupies a space of
less than 10,000 square feet in a single area within the city
limits of a city with a population of less than 2,000 + } may
refuse to accept from any person any empty beverage containers of
the kind, size and brand that the dealer does not sell.
  (2) A distributor or importer may not refuse to accept from a
dealer any empty beverage containers of the kind, size and brand
sold by the distributor or importer, or refuse to pay the dealer
the refund value of a beverage container as established by ORS
459A.705.
  (3) The manufacturer, distributor or importer of any beverage
sold in this state shall ensure that all dealers or redemption
centers in this state that redeem beverage containers are paid
the refund value for those beverage containers and that those
beverage containers are collected from the dealer or redemption
center in a timely manner.
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