§ 1521. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Beverage” means beer or other malt beverages and mineral waters, mixed wine drink, soda water, and carbonated soft drinks in liquid form and intended for human consumption. “Beverage” also means liquor and ready-to-drink spirits beverage. (2) “Biodegradable material” means material that is capable of being broken […]
§ 1522. Beverage containers; deposit (a) Except with respect to beverage containers that contain liquor, a deposit of not less than five cents shall be paid by the consumer on each beverage container sold at the retail level and refunded to the consumer upon return of the empty beverage container. With respect to beverage containers […]
§ 1522a. Rules The Secretary may adopt rules, in accordance with 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, necessary for the administration of this chapter. These rules may include the following: (1) Provisions to ensure that beverage containers not labeled in accordance with section 1524 of this title are not redeemed. (2) Provisions to ensure that beverage containers […]
§ 1523. Acceptance of beverage containers (a) Except as provided in section 1522 of this title: (1) A retailer shall not refuse to accept from any person any empty beverage containers, labeled in accordance with section 1524 of this title, of the kind, size, and brand sold by the retailer, or refuse to pay to […]
§ 1524. Labeling (a) Every beverage container sold or offered for sale at retail in this State shall clearly indicate by embossing or imprinting on the normal product label, or in the case of a metal beverage container on the top of the container, the word “Vermont” or the letters “VT” and the refund value […]
§ 1525. Prohibitions (a)(1) No beverage shall be sold or offered for sale at retail in this State: (A) in a metal container designed and constructed so that part of the container other than a piece of pressure sensitive tape is detachable in opening the container; or (B) in containers connected to each other with […]
§ 1526. Educational program (a) State informational material such as travel pamphlets, road maps, and similar publications submitted for printing on or after July 1, 1975 shall bear information relating to this chapter. This information shall take the form of a standard public statement relating to the deposit law provided by the Secretary. (b) The […]
§ 1527. Penalty A person who violates a provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 for each violation. (Added 1975, No. 105, § 8.)
§ 1528. Beverage registration No distributor or manufacturer shall sell a beverage container in the State of Vermont without the manufacturer registering the beverage container with the Agency of Natural Resources prior to sale, unless distributed by the Department of Liquor and Lottery. This registration shall take place on a form provided by the Secretary […]
§ 1529. Redemption center certification A person operating a redemption center may obtain a certification from the Secretary. A redemption center certification shall include the following: (1) Specification of the name and location of the facility; (2) If the certified redemption center redeems more than 250,000 containers per year, a requirement that the certified redemption […]
§ 1530. Abandoned beverage container deposits (a) As used in this section, “deposit initiator” means the first distributor or manufacturer to collect the deposit on a beverage container sold to any person within the State. (b) Beginning on January 1, 2020, and quarterly thereafter, every deposit initiator shall report to the Secretary of Natural Resources […]
