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Senate Bill S109

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Includes milk, wine and liquor in definition of beverage for purposes of litter control

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2017-S109 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1003, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4320

2017-S109 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes fruit juices, iced tea beverages, milk, wine and liquor in definition of "beverage" for purposes of litter control; requires refillable beverage containers to be refilled and resold not less than twenty-five times.

2017-S109 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S109 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    109
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   litter control

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 27-1003  of  the  environ-
 mental  conservation  law, as amended by section 2 of part SS of chapter
 59 of the laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows:
   1. "Beverage" means carbonated soft drinks,  FRUIT  JUICES,  ICED  TEA
 BEVERAGES, MILK, water, beer, other malt beverages, WINE, LIQUOR and [a]
 wine  [product]  PRODUCTS  as  defined  in  subdivision  thirty-six-a of
 section three of the alcoholic beverage control  law.  "Malt  beverages"
 means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation or infusion or
 decoction  of barley, malt, hops, or other wholesome grain or cereal and
 water including, but not limited to ale, stout or malt  liquor.  "Water"
 means  any  beverage  identified  through  the  use of letters, words or
 symbols on its product label as a type of water, including any  flavored
 water  or  nutritionally enhanced water, provided, however, that "water"
 does not include any beverage identified as a type of water to  which  a
 sugar has been added.
   2.  "Beverage container" means the individual, separate, sealed glass,
 metal, aluminum, steel or plastic bottle, can or jar used for containing
 less than one gallon or 3.78 liters at the time of  sale  or  offer  for
 sale  of  a  beverage  intended for use or consumption in this state AND
 WHICH IS REFILLABLE WITH A CAPACITY TO BE REFILLED AND RESOLD  NOT  LESS
 THAN TWENTY-FIVE TIMES.  Beverage containers sold or offered for sale or
 distributed aboard aircraft or ships shall be considered as intended for
 use or consumption outside this state.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.

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