Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0905 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to b everage container deposits; 2
16	16	creating s. 403.778, F.S.; providing a short title; 3
17	17	defining terms; establishing a refund value for 4
18	18	specified beverage containers; requiring dealers and 5
19	19	consumers in this state to pay a deposit fee for 6
20	20	specified beverage contain ers; requiring that certain 7
21	21	information be affixed to or printed on deposit 8
22	22	beverage containers; prohibiting the establishment or 9
23	23	operation of a redemption center unless it is 10
24	24	registered with the Department of Environmental 11
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26	26	registration; requiring that information provided to 13
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28	28	current; providing that persons establishing a 15
29	29	redemption center have a certain right; providing 16
30	30	requirements for redemption centers; prohib iting 17
31	31	redemption centers from paying the refund value for 18
32	32	certain containers; authorizing the use of reverse 19
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34	34	specifying requirements and procedures for certain 21
35	35	deposit beverage dealers and distributors; requiri ng 22
36	36	distributors to pay a handling fee of at least a 23
37	37	specified amount to dealers and redemption centers; 24
38	38	requiring certain dealers, distributors, redemption 25
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55	55	certain audits; clarifying that certain trade secret 30
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57	57	release of that information in a manner tha t would not 32
58	58	reveal the trade secret; requiring the department to 33
59	59	adopt rules; providing that distributors and dealers 34
60	60	are not obligated to accept or take and pay the refund 35
61	61	value for containers not originally sold in this 36
62	62	state; prohibiting certain transac tions involving such 37
63	63	empty deposit beverage containers and requiring a 38
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71	71	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 46
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73	73	Section 1. Section 403.778, Florida Statutes, is created 48
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75	75	403.778 Beverage container d eposits.— 50
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88	88	(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Florida 51
89	89	Beverage Container Deposit Act." 52
90	90	(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 53
91	91	(a) "Certified recovered materials dealer" has the same 54
92	92	meaning as in s. 403.7046(2)(f)3. 55
93	93	(b) "Consumer" means a person who buys a deposit beverage 56
94	94	in a deposit beverage container for use or consumption and pays 57
95	95	the deposit. 58
96	96	(c) "Dealer" means a person who engages in the sale of 59
97	97	deposit beverages in deposit beverage containers in this state 60
98	98	to a consumer for off-premises consumption. 61
99	99	(d) "Deposit beverage" means beer, ale, or another drink 62
100	100	produced by fermenting malt; mixed spirits, mixed wine, wine, 63
101	101	distilled spirits, and wine coolers; tea and coffee drinks, 64
102	102	regardless of any dairy -derived product content; soda; 65
103	103	carbonated and noncarbonated water; and all nonalcoholic drinks 66
104	104	in liquid form which are intended for internal human consumption 67
105	105	and are contained in a deposit beverage container. The term does 68
106	106	not include: 69
107	107	1. A liquid that is a syrup in a concentrated form or that 70
108	108	is typically added as an incidental flavoring ingredient in food 71
109	109	or drink, such as extracts, cooking additives, sauces, or 72
110	110	condiments. 73
111	111	2. A liquid that is a drug, medical food, or infant 74
112	112	formula as defined by the Federal Fo od, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 75
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125	125	21 U.S.C. ss. 301 et seq. 76
126	126	3. A liquid that is designed and consumed only as a 77
127	127	dietary supplement as defined in the Dietary Supplement Health 78
128	128	and Education Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103 -417, and not as a 79
129	129	beverage. 80
130	130	4. Products that are frozen at the time of sale to the 81
131	131	consumer or, in the case of institutional users such as 82
132	132	hospitals and nursing homes, at the time of sale to such users. 83
133	133	5. Products designed to be consumed in a frozen state. 84
134	134	6. Instant drink powders. 85
135	135	7. Seafood, meat, or vegetable broths or soups, but not 86
136	136	juices made or derived from these products. 87
137	137	8. Milk and all other dairy -derived products, except tea 88
138	138	and coffee drinks containing such products. 89
139	139	(e) "Deposit beverage container" means a sealed, 90
140	140	individual container made of glass, aluminum, steel, bimetal, or 91
141	141	plastic, including polyethylene terephthalate, high -density 92
142	142	polyethylene, and all other plastic types and grades, in sizes 93
143	143	with a volume of at least 6 fluid ounces but not more than 1 94
144	144	gallon, and used, at the time of sale to the consumer, for 95
145	145	containing a deposit beverage intended for use or consumption in 96
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147	147	(f) "Distributor" means a person who is a manufacturer of 98
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149	149	or who buys, brings, or accepts delivery of deposit beverage 100
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163	163	state and who engages in the sale of filled deposit beverage 102
164	164	containers to a dealer or consumer. The term includes federal 103
165	165	agencies and military distributors, but does not include 104
166	166	airlines and shipping companies that merely transport deposit 105
167	167	beverage containers. 106
168	168	(g) "Mobile redemption center" means a redemption center 107
169	169	that offers container redemption services to residences, 108
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171	171	time or regular basis, regardless of whether the services are 110
172	172	offered in association with a dealer or permanent redemption 111
173	173	center. 112
174	174	(h) "On-premises consumption" means the immediate 113
175	175	consumption of deposit bev erages within the area under the 114
176	176	control of the airplane, bar, restaurant, cafe, passenger ship, 115
177	177	or other establishment where they are sold. 116
178	178	(i) "Person" means a federal agency; the state or a 117
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180	180	firm, association, public or private corporation, trust, or 119
181	181	estate; or any other legal entity. 120
182	182	(j) "Recycling facility" means all contiguous land, 121
183	183	structures, appurtenances, and improvements on land that is: 122
184	184	1. Used for the collection, separation, r ecovery, and sale 123
185	185	or reuse of secondary resources that would otherwise be disposed 124
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201	201	(k) "Redeemer" means a person, other than a dealer or 128
202	202	distributor, who demands the refund value in exchange for the 129
203	203	empty deposit beverage container. 130
204	204	(l) "Redemption center" or "permanent redemption center" 131
205	205	means a facility registered under subsection (5) which operate s 132
206	206	at a fixed location and which accepts empty deposit containers 133
207	207	from consumers or redeemers, provides the refund value for empty 134
208	208	deposit beverage containers intended to be recycled, and ensures 135
209	209	that such containers are properly recycled. 136
210	210	(m) "Reverse vending machine" means a mechanical device 137
211	211	that accepts one or more types of empty deposit beverage 138
212	212	containers and issues cash, electronic credit, or a redeemable 139
213	213	credit slip with a value not less than the containers' refund 140
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215	215	(n) "Satellite drop -off site" means a designated site 142
216	216	where participating consumers bring empty containers for 143
217	217	subsequent processing at a centralized processing facility. 144
218	218	(3) REFUND VALUES.—Beginning July 1, 2024, each deposit 145
219	219	beverage container sold or offered for sale in this state must 146
220	220	have one of the following refund values, as appropriate, when 147
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222	222	(a) Ten cents for each deposit beverage container with a 149
223	223	volume of at least 6 fluid ounces but less than 25 fluid ounces. 150
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236	236	(b) Fifteen cents for each deposit beverage conta iner with 151
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238	238	(4) DEPOSIT FEE.— 153
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240	240	distributor must charge a dealer or consumer in this state a 155
241	241	deposit fee equal to the refund value for eac h deposit beverage 156
242	242	container sold to the dealer or consumer. The charge for the 157
243	243	deposit fee may appear as a separate line item on the invoice. 158
244	244	(b) Beginning on July 1, 2024, each dealer must charge a 159
245	245	consumer in this state, at the point of sale, a deposi t fee 160
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248	248	premises consumption. The charge for the deposit fee may appear 163
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250	250	(c) Each deposit beverag e container sold or offered for 165
251	251	sale in this state must be clearly identified by a stamp, label, 166
252	252	or other mark securely affixed to or printed on the deposit 167
253	253	beverage container which bears the word "Florida" or the letters 168
254	254	"FL" and indicates the refund valu e of the deposit beverage 169
255	255	container. Such stamp, label, or other mark must be provided by 170
256	256	the beverage distributor. 171
257	257	(d) Inventory already in circulation on July 1, 2024, must 172
258	258	be affixed with an adhesive sticker that bears the word 173
259	259	"Florida" or the letter s "FL" and indicates the refund value of 174
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274	274	(e) Once a refund value has been affixed to or printed on 177
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276	276	may not be changed. 179
277	277	(5) REDEMPTION CENTERS. — 180
278	278	(a) A person may not establish or operate a redemption 181
279	279	center without registering with the department, on a form 182
280	280	provided by the department, and providing such information as 183
281	281	the department deems necessary f or such registration. The 184
282	282	operator of the redemption center shall report any change in the 185
283	283	information provided to the department within 48 hours after the 186
284	284	change. At a minimum, the department must obtain the following 187
285	285	information from a redemption center registrant: 188
286	286	1. The name and business address of the business owner of 189
287	287	the redemption center. 190
288	288	2. The types of deposit beverage containers to be accepted 191
289	289	and whether deposit beverage containers will be accepted from 192
290	290	redeemers, dealers, or both. 193
291	291	3. The hours of operation and whether the center will 194
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294	294	(b) A person establishing a redemption center has the 197
295	295	right to determine the kind, size, or brand of deposit beverage 198
296	296	container that will be accepted. A redemption center may be 199
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310	310	consumers, redeemers, and dealers. 201
311	311	(c) Municipal and county governments, nonprofit agencies, 202
312	312	dealers, and individuals may register to operate a redemp tion 203
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314	314	(d) The department may review the registration of a 205
315	315	redemption center at any time. 206
316	316	(e) Except for redemption centers operated by a certified 207
317	317	recovered materials dealer, a redemption center shall: 208
318	318	1. Verify that all deposit beverage conta iners to be 209
319	319	redeemed bear a valid Florida refund value. 210
320	320	2. Pay to the redeemer the full refund value for all 211
321	321	deposit beverage containers as provided for in this section. 212
322	322	3. Ensure that all deposit beverage containers collected 213
323	323	are recycled through a co ntractual agreement with an out -of-214
324	324	state recycler or an in -state certified recovered materials 215
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326	326	(f) A redemption center must be maintained in full 217
327	327	compliance with applicable laws and with the orders and rules of 218
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329	329	(g) A redemption center may not pay the refund value on 220
330	330	any broken, corroded, dismembered, or flattened deposit beverage 221
331	331	container or any deposit beverage container that contains a 222
332	332	free-flowing liquid, does not properly indicate a refund value, 223
333	333	or contains a significant am ount of foreign material. 224
334	334	(h) For purposes of this section, a redemption center is 225
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351	351	(6) REVERSE VENDING MACHINES. — 230
352	352	(a) A redemption center may use a reverse vending machine 231
353	353	if the machine accepts all of the same types of empty deposit 232
354	354	beverage containers and pays out appropria te refunds in cash, 233
355	355	electronic credit, or a redeemable voucher for those containers 234
356	356	that bear a valid Florida refund value. If more than one 235
357	357	container is redeemed in a single transaction, the refund value 236
358	358	for all redeemed containers must be aggregated befo re payment is 237
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360	360	(b) A redemption center or dealer that uses reverse 239
361	361	vending machines must ensure that the machines are routinely 240
362	362	serviced to maintain proper operation, continuous acceptance of 241
363	363	containers, and payment of refunds. 242
364	364	(7) REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS.— 243
365	365	(a) A dealer may not refuse to accept from any person and 244
366	366	redeem at the dealer's place of business any empty deposit 245
367	367	beverage container of the kind, size, or brand in which the 246
368	368	dealer uses to sell deposit beverages or refuse to pay to such 247
369	369	person the refund value of the deposit beverage container as 248
370	370	established by this section, unless: 249
371	371	1. The deposit beverage container is broken, corroded, 250
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385	385	not properly indicate a refund value; or contains a significant 252
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387	387	2. There is a redemption center located within 1 mile of 254
388	388	the dealer's place of business which accepts empty deposit 255
389	389	beverage containers of the kind, size, or brand sold by the 256
390	390	dealer at the dealer 's place of business. This subparagraph does 257
391	391	not apply unless the dealer posts a clear and conspicuous sign 258
392	392	at each public entrance to its place of business which specifies 259
393	393	the name, address, and hours of operation of the closest 260
394	394	redemption center location . 261
395	395	(b) If a dealer discontinues the sale of a deposit 262
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399	399	immediately after the dealer's last sale of that kind, size, or 266
400	400	brand of deposit beverage container. The dealer shall post at 267
401	401	the point of sale a notice of the last date on which the 268
402	402	discontinued kind, size, or brand of deposit beverage container 269
403	403	may be redeemed. Such notic e must be so posted for the entire 270
404	404	60-day period. 271
405	405	(c) A dealer that accepts empty deposit beverage 272
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407	407	1. Verify that all empty deposit beverage containers to be 274
408	408	redeemed bear a valid Florida refund value. 275
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422	422	deposit beverage containers as provided in this section. 277
423	423	3. Ensure that each deposit beverage container collected 278
424	424	is recycled through a contractual agreement with an out -of-state 279
425	425	recycler or an in-state certified recovered ma terials dealer. 280
426	426	(8) REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTORS. — 281
427	427	(a) A distributor may not refuse to accept any empty 282
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429	429	the distributor or refuse to pay to a dealer or redemption 284
430	430	center operator the refun d value of a deposit beverage container 285
431	431	established by this section if: 286
432	432	1. The deposit beverage container is from a dealer or the 287
433	433	operator of a redemption center, if such dealer or operator is 288
434	434	located within the territory of the distributor; or 289
435	435	2. The deposit beverage container is from an operator of a 290
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439	439	(b) A distributor may refuse to accept and redeem an empty 294
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442	442	not properly indicate a refund value; or contains a significant 297
443	443	amount of foreign material. 298
444	444	(c) A distributor shall remove any empty deposit beverage 299
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459	459	sponsored by any dealer serviced by the distributor when such 302
460	460	premises are located within the territor y of the distributor. 303
461	461	(d) The distributor shall pay the refund value to a dealer 304
462	462	in accordance with a schedule for payment agreed to by the 305
463	463	dealer and the distributor for full deposit beverage containers. 306
464	464	The distributor shall pay the refund value to an operator of a 307
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467	467	(e) If a distributor discontinues the sale of a deposit 310
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469	469	at the dealer's place of b usiness, the distributor may not 312
470	470	refuse to accept and redeem such containers during the 150 -day 313
471	471	period immediately after the distributor's last day of delivery 314
472	472	of that kind, size, or brand of deposit beverage container. Not 315
473	473	less than 120 days before the la st date on which such containers 316
474	474	may be redeemed, the distributor must notify the dealer who 317
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476	476	container that the distributor no longer redeems that empty 319
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478	478	(9) HANDLING FEE REIMBURS EMENT.—Upon a dealer or a 321
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480	480	the distributor, in addition to the refund for such beverage 323
481	481	containers, must pay the dealer or redemption center a handling 324
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496	496	(10) REQUIRED INFORMATION AND RECORDS. — 327
497	497	(a) All dealers, distributors, redemption centers, and 328
498	498	recycling facilities that accept empty deposit beverage 329
499	499	containers shall submit the following information to the 330
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501	501	1. The amount and type of deposit beverage containers 332
502	502	accepted and rejected; 333
503	503	2. The amount of refunds paid out; 334
504	504	3. The amount and weight of each type of deposit beverage 335
505	505	container transported to each out -of-state recycler and in -state 336
506	506	certified recovered materials dealer; and 337
507	507	4. Copies of transport and weight receipts from recycling 338
508	508	facilities. If the redemption center and the recycling facility 339
509	509	are the same entity, receipts must be independently verified. 340
510	510	Such documentation may be used for periodic, random department 341
511	511	audits of redemption centers. 342
512	512	(b) The records of all such dealers, distributors, 343
513	513	redemption centers, and recycling facilities must be made 344
514	514	available, upon request, for inspection by the department, a 345
515	515	duly authorized agent of the department, or an auditor employed 346
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517	517	(c) Pursuant to s. 815.04, information that, if disclosed, 348
518	518	would reveal a trade secret as defined in s. 812.081(1), and 349
519	519	that must be reported in accordance with this section or rules 350
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532	532	adopted pursuant to this section, is confidential and exempt 351
533	533	from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 352
534	534	Constitution. However, for reporting or other informational 353
535	535	purposes, the department may provide potential trade secret 354
536	536	information in such a form that the n ames of the persons 355
537	537	reporting the information and the specific trade secret 356
538	538	information are not revealed. 357
539	539	(11) RULES.—The department shall adopt rules pursuant to 358
540	540	chapter 120 to implement this section. Such rules must include, 359
541	541	but need not be limited to, provisions for the redemption of 360
542	542	empty deposit beverage containers dispensed through vending 361
543	543	machines; the use of reverse vending machines that dispense 362
544	544	cash, electronic credit, or a redeemable voucher to consumers 363
545	545	for redemption of empty deposit beverage containers; the 364
546	546	scheduling of redemption by dealers and distributors; and 365
547	547	exemptions or modifications to the labeling requirements of this 366
548	548	section. 367
549	549	(12) OBLIGATION; VIOLATION OF SECTION; PENALTY; REQUIRED 368
550	550	SIGNAGE.— 369
551	551	(a) The obligation of a distributor or dealer to accept or 370
552	552	take empty deposit beverage containers and to pay the refund 371
553	553	value and handling fees for such containers applies only to 372
554	554	deposit beverage containers originally sold in this state as 373
555	555	filled deposit beverage containers. 374
556	556	(b) A person may not, during a single transaction, tender 375
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569	569	to a dealer, distributor, or redemption center more than 24 376
570	570	empty deposit beverage containers that the person knows, or has 377
571	571	reason to know, were not originally sold in this state as filled 378
572	572	deposit beverage conta iners. A person who violates this 379
573	573	paragraph commits a noncriminal infraction, punishable by a 380
574	574	civil penalty of $100, which must be deposited in the 381
575	575	Administrative Trust Fund of the department and used to 382
576	576	administer this section. 383
577	577	(c) At each location where customers tender empty deposit 384
578	578	beverage containers for redemption, dealers and redemption 385
579	579	centers must conspicuously display a sign with letters that are 386
580	580	at least 1 inch in height advising consumers of the prohibition 387
581	581	and penalty imposed in paragraph (b). 388
582	582	(13) PREEMPTION.—A county or municipality may not impose 389
583	583	or collect any assessment or fee on deposit beverage containers 390
584	584	for the same or a similar purpose as that of this section. 391
585	585	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 392