MONTGOMERY COUNTY                                   3239

at the rate of four cents (4¢) per sale of each
non-reusable beverage container having a normal
capacity up to and including sixteen (16) fluid
ounces and nine cents (9¢) per sale of each
non-reusable beverage container having a normal
capacity in excess of sixteen (16) fluid ounces; to
define certain words and phrases for the purpose of
this tax; to specify the procedure for the
collection and administration of this tax; to set
forth methods of enforcement and penalties for
failure to comply with the provisions of this Act;
and to authorize the adoption of Executive
Regulations to implement this Act.

Chapter 23

AN ACT to add a new Chapter 6A, title "Beverage
Containers," to the Montgomery County Code 1972, as
amended, to follow immediately after Chapter 6
thereof, to provide that non-reusable beverage
containers in which beverages are sold or offered
for sale in Montgomery County after January 1, 1978,
shall have a specified minimum cash refund value; to
require the acceptance for refund of such containers
by dealers and distributors; to require certain
markings on such containers; to prohibit the sale
after January 1, 1978 of any metal non-reusable
beverage container with a metal opening completely
detachable from the container without the aid of a
can opener, other than screw tops and bottle caps;
to provide for the application of this Act within
certain municipalities under certain conditions; to
require certain reporting by the County Executive;
to provide penalties for violation of this Act; to
define terms used in this Act; and to relate
generally to the sale of beverages in non-reusable
beverage containers in Montgomery County.

Chapter 24

AN ACT to repeal in its entirety Chapter 13, title,
"Detention Centers and Rehabilitation Facilities,"
Montgomery County Code 1972, as amended, and to
enact in lieu thereof a new Chapter 13, title
"Corrections and Rehabilitation" to provide
generally for the use of inmates to work on public
property; penalties for aiding or permitting escape
of an inmate; establishing compensation for the work
or attending of classes by inmates; to provide for
time off of an inmate sentence for good behavior; to
provide for the duties and responsibilities of the
Director of the Department of Correction and