Amendment #5 to H4187

Recycling of carbonated hemp beverages

Mr. LeBoeuf of Worcester moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 40 the following section:

"SECTION 41. Section 1. Section 321 of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “water”, in line 6, the following words:- , carbonated hemp beverage.

Section 2. Said section 321 of said chapter 94, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Bottler” the following definition:- “Carbonated hemp beverage”, a legally distributable beverage containing cannabinoid or hemp or which has a cannabinoid profile, as those terms are defined in section 1 of chapter 94G.

Section 3. Section 323 of said chapter 94, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “distributor”, in line 15, the words:- ; provided, that a distributor shall not be required to pay any such handling fee for any carbonated hemp beverage container.

Section 4. Said section 323 of said chapter 94, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “accepted”, in line 33, the following words:- ; provided, that a redemption center shall accept a carbonated hemp beverage container if it meets all of the requirements for a redeemable beverage container.

Section 5. Said section 323 of said chapter 94, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “container”, in line 38, the words:- ; provided, that a distributor shall not be required to pay any such handling fee for any carbonated hemp beverage container.”.