An Act To Restore Limits on the Location of Licensed Redemption Centers and Improve Operations
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1866, sub-§5-A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 405, §4, is amended to read:
5-A. Plastic bags. A dealer or redemption center has an obligation to pick up plastic bags that are used by that dealer or redemption center to contain beverage containers. Plastic bags used by a dealer or redemption center and the cost allocation of these bags must conform to rules adopted by the department concerning size and gauge. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A must be no less than 36 inches by 60 inches in size and no less than one millimeter in thickness.
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1871-A, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 405, §7, is repealed.
summary
This bill provides that beverage container redemption centers licensed before April 1, 2009 must be counted when determining the number of centers located in a municipality and establishes a standard size and gauge for the plastic bags used by dealers and redemption centers to collect beverage containers.