2632                                County Local Laws

This Bill, having been approved by the Executive and returned to the
Council, stands enacted on February 8, 1971.

1971 Legislative Session, Legislative Day No. 3
Council Bill No. 7

An Act to add new Sections 15.100, 15.101, and 15.102 to Title 15
of the Howard County Code, title "Natural Resources", subtitle "Envi-
ronmental Control", prohibiting the sale of certain non-returnable or
disposable beverage containers within Howard County, Maryland,
and further providing for penalties for violations of this Act.

WHEREAS, the use of certain disposable beverage containers and
their consequent disposal is producing an adverse effect upon the environ-
ment which is injurious to the health, safety, comfort, convenience, wel-
fare and happiness of residents of this County; and

WHEREAS, the County Council deems it in the public interest to
prohibit the sale of certain non-returnable or disposable containers within
Howard County, Maryland, in an effort to curtail the steady degradation
of the natural environment:

Section 1. Be it enacted by the County Council of Howard County,
Maryland,. That Sections 15.100, 15.101, and 15.102 be and the same are
hereby added to Title 15 of the Howard County Code, title "Natural
Resources", subtitle "Environmental Control", to read as follows:

15.100—Prohibited Sales

The sale of certain non-returnable or disposal beverage containers
as herein defined is hereby prohibited within Howard County, Maryland.

15.101—Definitions

For the purposes of this Act, the following terms, phrases, words and
their derivations shall have the meaning given herein:

(a)  Beverage(s) shall mean carbonated and non-carbonated non-
alcoholic beverages commonly known as "soft drinks", beer and malt
liquors, by whatever name known.

(b)  Non-returnable or disposal beverage container shall mean any
container made of glass or metal OR PLASTIC used for the purpose of
containing beverage (s) upon the sale of which the seller does not charge
_a deposit A MINIMUM DEPOSIT OF 5 CENTS payable upon the return
of the container, but instead title thereto passes with the sale of the con-
tents of the container.

(c)  Sale shall mean a commercial transaction whereby beverages
are exchanged for a monetary consideration.

15.102—Penalties for Violations

Any person found guilty of violating this Act shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00). Each day's violation of the provisions of this Act shall
constitute a separate offense.

Section 2. And be it further enacted by the County Council of Howard
County Maryland, That the provisions of this Act are hereby declared
to be severable and if any provision, sentence, clause, section or part