Assembly Bill A1973

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to reverse vending machines

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1973 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง27-1003 & 27-1007, En Con L

2009-A1973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reverse vending machines; defines "reverse vending machine" to mean a device that accepts used, empty beverage containers and, when a consumer has placed all of his or her containers into such device, issues a receipt that can be redeemed for the refund value for such beverage containers, at the place of business of the dealer.

2009-A1973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1973

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. JOHN, RAMOS, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  reverse vending machines

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 27-1003 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 9-a to read as follows:
  9-A.  "REVERSE  VENDING MACHINE" MEANS AN AUTOMATED DEVICE THAT USES A
LASER SCANNER, MICROPROCESSOR, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY TO ACCURATELY  RECOG-
NIZE  THE UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (UPC) ON CONTAINERS TO DETERMINE IF THE
CONTAINER IS REDEEMABLE AND ACCUMULATES INFORMATION REGARDING CONTAINERS
REDEEMED, INCLUDING THE NUMBER  OF  SUCH  CONTAINERS  REDEEMED,  THEREBY
ENABLING THE REVERSE VENDING MACHINE TO ACCEPT CONTAINERS FROM REDEEMERS
AND TO ISSUE A SCRIP OR RECEIPT FOR THEIR REFUND VALUE.
  S  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 27-1007 of the environmental conserva-
tion law, as added by chapter 200 of the laws of  1982,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  1.  (A)  A  dealer shall accept at his OR HER place of business from a
redeemer any empty beverage  containers  of  the  design,  shape,  size,
color,  composition  and  brand sold by the dealer, and shall pay to the
redeemer the refund value of each such beverage container as established
by section 27-1005 of this title.
  (B) A DEPOSIT  INITIATOR  SHALL  ACCEPT  THE  ACCOUNTING  OF  DEPOSITS
UTILIZED BY THE DEALER.
  (C) (I) A DEALER WHOSE PLACE OF BUSINESS IS PART OF A CHAIN ENGAGED IN
THE  SAME  GENERAL FIELD OF BUSINESS WHICH OPERATES TEN OR MORE UNITS IN
THIS STATE UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP AND WHOSE BUSINESS IS  FORTY  THOUSAND
THROUGH  SIXTY  THOUSAND SQUARE FEET SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST
THREE REVERSE VENDING MACHINES AT THE DEALER'S PLACE OF BUSINESS; (II) A
DEALER WHOSE PLACE OF BUSINESS IS PART OF A CHAIN ENGAGED  IN  THE  SAME

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00905-02-9

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