Substitute Senate Bill No. 293
Public Act No. 24-2
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDEMPTION OF OUT -OF-STATE
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 22a-245 of the general statutes is amended by
adding subsections (g) and (h) as follows (Effective from passage):
(NEW) (g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) to (d),
inclusive, of this section, no person shall tender to a dealer, redemption
center, reverse vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator for the
purpose of obtaining a refund value or handling fee for any empty
beverage container that the person knows or has reason to know was
not originally sold in this state as a filled beverage container or that was
previously redeemed through a dealer, redemption center, reverse
vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator.
(NEW) (h) Each dealer, redemption center or reverse vending
machine operator shall post where empty containers are redeemed a
conspicuous "Redemption Warning" sign using at least a one-inch font
that states the following: "Returning empty beverage containers for
refund that were not purchased in Connecticut or that were previously
redeemed is illegal. Any person who returns empty beverage containers
that the person knows or has reason to know were not originally sold in Substitute Senate Bill No. 293
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this state as filled beverage containers or that were previously redeemed
shall be subject to fines and state enforcement action. Connecticut
General Statutes section 22a-245."