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Assembly Bill A6711

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits exclusive vending and minimum purchase provisions in contracts involving the lease of reverse vending machines

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2015-A6711 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง396-uu, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10791
2013-2014: A2531
2017-2018: A6106
2019-2020: A6282

2015-A6711 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits exclusive vending and minimum purchase provisions in contracts involving the lease of reverse vending machines.

2015-A6711 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6711

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
  exclusive vending and minimum purchase provisions in contracts involv-
  ing the lease of reverse vending machines

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
396-uu to read as follows:
  S  396-UU.  REVERSE  VENDING MACHINES. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS
SECTION:
  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.
  B. "PERSON" MEANS  ANY  INDIVIDUAL,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  CORPORATION,
ASSOCIATION OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY.
  C. "CONSUMER" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT WITH A DEAL-
ER OR MANUFACTURER FOR THE LEASE OF A REVERSE VENDING MACHINE.
  D.  "DEALER"  OR  "MANUFACTURER"  MEANS  ANY PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN THE
BUSINESS OF LEASING REVERSE VENDING MACHINES AND COLLECTING, SORTING AND
OBTAINING THE REFUND VALUE OF EMPTY BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
  E. "REDEMPTION CENTER" MEANS ANY PERSON OFFERING  TO  PAY  THE  REFUND
VALUE OF EMPTY BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, OR ANY PERSON WHO CONTRACTS WITH ONE
OR  MORE DEALERS OR MANUFACTURERS TO COLLECT, SORT AND OBTAIN THE REFUND
VALUE OF EMPTY BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND DETERMINE HANDLING FEES OF  EMPTY
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05950-01-5

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