(a) A dealer shall not refuse to accept from any person any empty nonreusable beverage containers marked pursuant to section 6A-5 of this chapter of the kind, size and brand of beverage sold by the dealer, or refuse to pay in cash to the consumer the refund value of a nonreusable beverage container established pursuant to section 6A-3 of this chapter if the empty nonreusable beverage container is presented at the location at which the dealer sells or offers for sale such beverages in nonreusable beverage containers to consumers; provided that for the purposes of this section "dealer" shall not include persons selling beverages to consumers for on-premises consumption.
(b) A distributor shall not refuse to accept from a dealer any empty nonreusable beverage container, marked pursuant to section 6A-5 of this chapter, of a kind, size and brand of beverage sold by the distributor, or refuse to pay in cash to the dealer the refund value of a nonreusable beverage container as established pursuant to section 6A-3 of this chapter, if the empty nonreusable beverage containers are presented at the time and location of any delivery of filled nonreusable beverage containers by the distributor to the dealer. (1976 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 1978 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 1979 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 1; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 1; 1981 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 1982 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1.)