ORS 459A.737 Full-service redemption centers; registration; fees; rules

Pursuant to the provisions of ORS 459A.735, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission:

Shall approve one full-service redemption center in a city having a population of less than 300,000, operated by a distributor cooperative serving a majority of the dealers in this state; and

May approve one or more additional full-service redemption centers.

Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 459A.700 to 459A.754, a full-service redemption center:

May not refuse to accept and to pay the refund value of up to 350 individual empty beverage containers, as established by ORS 459A.705, returned by any one person during one day;

Must provide hand counting of up to 50 individual empty beverage containers returned by any one person during one day for the refund value established by ORS 459A.705;

May provide drop off service for at least 125 individual empty beverage containers returned by any one person during one day for the refund value established by ORS 459A.705, and may provide an accounting mechanism by which the person may redeem the refund value of the beverage containers at a later date; and

May provide other services as determined necessary by the person responsible for the operation of the full-service redemption center.

By July 1 of each calendar year, a person responsible for the operation of one or more full-service redemption centers shall register with the commission, for a period to cover the upcoming year, on a form provided by the commission. The registration shall include:

A list of each full-service redemption center that the person is responsible for operating during the upcoming year and the address of each full-service redemption center; and

Any other information required by the commission to process the registration.

Each person responsible for the operation of one or more full-service redemption centers shall pay an annual registration fee to the commission. The fee shall be paid at the time of registration under paragraph (a) of this subsection. The registration fee shall be $3,000 for each full-service redemption center that the person is responsible for operating.

The registration fee established by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does not apply to the operation of a dealer redemption center.

Fees collected by the commission under this subsection shall be deposited in the Bottle Bill Fund established under ORS 459A.754.

The commission may adopt all rules necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this section and ORS 459A.738 and 459A.741.