Introduced
by
To increase from $100 to $500 the civil fine for a person who attempts to return between 25 and 100 nonreturnable beverage containers for the deposits, and increase the criminal penalty for more than 100 containers to up to two years in prison and a $1,000 fine, with steeper penalties for subsequent offences. The bill also provides penalties for a retailer or distributor who knowingly accepts nonreturnables and attempts to return them to a distributor or manufacturer.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
