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.