CHAPTER 606
Beverage Container Litter Control
   EDITOR'S NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, this chapter was enacted on October 3, 1977, and amended on December 5, 1977, and February 21, 1978.
606.01   Short title.
606.02   Purpose.
606.03   Definitions.
606.04   Refund value required.
606.05   Acceptance for refund.
606.06   Beverage container markings.
606.07   Exception.
606.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Litter control - see Code of Va. § 10.1-1414 et seq.
   Throwing or depositing injurious or hazardous materials upon highways - see TRAF. 442.01 
606.01   SHORT TITLE.
   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Loudoun County Beverage Container Litter Control Ordinance.”
606.02   PURPOSE.
   The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety and welfare by offering monetary incentive to the general public, including the consumers of certain beverages, not to litter, or leave littered, public highways and other public places in the County with the containers in which such beverages are sold.
606.03   DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this chapter:
   (a)   “Beverage” means beer or other malt beverages, carbonated mineral waters, carbonated soda water, fruit flavored drinks or other carbonated soft drinks of any variety, in liquid form and intended for human consumption.
   (b)   “Beverage container” means the individual, separate, airtight bottle, can or other similar vessel made of glass, metal, plastic or any combination thereof containing a beverage and of a capacity of less than twenty-eight ounces liquid measure.
   (c)   “County” means the County of Loudoun, Virginia.
   (d)   “Dealer” means a person engaged in the commercial sale of beverages in beverage containers at the retail level.
   (e)   “Distributor” means any person, including any manufacturer, engaged in the commercial sale of beverages in beverage containers to one or more dealers.
   (f)   “Manufacturer” means every person bottling, canning or otherwise filling beverage containers for sale to distributors or dealers.
   (g)   “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, organization or entity of any kind.
   (h)   “Refillable beverage container” means a beverage container which is returned for refill with a beverage and resale in the normal course of business.
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