Definitions

# (1)

“Beverage” means all non-alcoholic drinks for human consumption, except milk but including beer and other malt beverages.

# (2)

“Beverage container” means any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton which contains a beverage.

# (3)

“Beverage retailer” means any person who engages in the sale of a beverage container to a consumer within the state of Rhode Island, including any operator of a vending machine.

# (4)

“Beverage wholesaler” means any person who engages in the sale of beverage containers to beverage retailers in this state, including any brewer, manufacturer, or bottler who engages in those sales.

# (5)

“Case” means:

(i) Forty-eight (48) beverage containers sold or offered for sale within this state when each beverage container has a liquid capacity of seven (7) fluid ounces or less;

(ii) Twenty-four (24) beverage containers sold or offered for sale within this state when each beverage container has a liquid capacity in excess of seven (7) fluid ounces but less than or equal to sixteen and nine tenths (16.9) fluid ounces;

(iii) Twelve (12) beverage containers sold or offered for sale within this state when each beverage container has a liquid capacity in excess of sixteen and nine tenths (16.9) fluid ounces but less than thirty-three and nine tenths (33.9) fluid ounces; and

(iv) Six (6) beverage containers sold or offered for sale within this state when each beverage container has a liquid capacity of thirty-three and nine tenths (33.9) fluid ounces or more.

# (6)

“Consumer” means any person who purchases a beverage in a beverage container for use or consumption with no intent to resell that filled beverage container.

# (7)

“Hard-to-dispose material” is as defined in § 37-15.1-3.

# (8)

“Hard-to-dispose material retailer” means any person who engages in the retail sale of hard-to-dispose material (as defined in § 37-15.1-3) in this state.

# (9)

“Hard-to-dispose material wholesaler” means any person, wherever located, who engages in the sale of hard-to-dispose material (as defined in § 37-15.1-3) to customers for sale in this state (including manufacturers, refiners, and distributors and retailers), and to other persons as defined above.

# (10)

“New vehicle” means any mode of transportation for which a certificate of title is required pursuant to title 31 and for which a certificate of title has not been previously issued in this state or any other state or country.

# (11)

“Organic solvent” is as defined in § 37-15.1-3.

# (12)

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, proprietorship, firm, or other business entity.

# (13)

“Vending machine” means a self-contained automatic device that dispenses for sale foods, beverages, or confection products.