§ 1521. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Beverage” means beer or other malt beverages and mineral waters, mixed wine drink,
soda water, and carbonated soft drinks in liquid form and intended for human consumption.
“Beverage” also means liquor and ready-to-drink spirits beverage.
(2) “Biodegradable material” means material that is capable of being broken down by bacteria
into basic elements.
(3) “Container” means the individual, separate, bottle, can, jar, or carton composed of
glass, metal, paper, plastic, or any combination of those materials containing a consumer
product. This definition shall not include containers made of biodegradable material.
(4) “Distributor” means every person who engages in the sale of consumer products in containers
to a dealer in this State, including any manufacturer who engages in such sales. Any
dealer or retailer who sells, at the retail level, beverages in containers without
having purchased them from a person otherwise classified as a distributor shall be
a distributor.
(5) “Manufacturer” means every person bottling, canning, packing, or otherwise filling
containers for sale to distributors or dealers.
(6) “Recycling” means the process of sorting, cleansing, treating, and reconstituting
waste and other discarded materials for the purpose of reusing the materials in the
same or altered form.
(7) “Redemption center” means a store or other location where any person may, during normal
business hours, redeem the amount of the deposit for any empty beverage container
labeled or certified pursuant to section 1524 of this title.
(8) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Natural Resources.
(9) “Mixed wine drink” means a beverage containing wine and more than 15 percent added
plain, carbonated, or sparkling water and that contains added natural or artificial
blended material, such as fruit juices, flavors, flavoring, adjuncts, coloring, or
preservatives; that contains not more than 16 percent alcohol by volume; or other
similar product marketed as a wine cooler.
(10) “Liquor” means spirits as defined in 7 V.S.A. § 2. (Added 1971, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1975, No. 105, § 1; 1983, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 1987, No. 261 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 2, eff. July 1, 1989; 2005, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2021, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. July 1, 2022.)