Michigan Laws 445.574c – Distributor sale to dealer; 10 cent deposit; exceptions; record
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 445.574c
- Beverage: means a soft drink, soda water, carbonated natural or mineral water, or other nonalcoholic carbonated drink; beer, ale, or other malt drink of whatever alcoholic content; or a mixed wine drink or a mixed spirit drink. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Dealer: means a person who sells or offers for sale to consumers within this state a beverage in a beverage container, including an operator of a vending machine containing a beverage in a beverage container. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Distributor: means a person who sells beverages in beverage containers to a dealer within this state, and includes a manufacturer who engages in such sales. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Mixed spirit drink: means a drink containing 10% or less alcohol by volume consisting of distilled spirits mixed with nonalcoholic beverages or flavoring or coloring materials and which may also contain water, fruit juices, fruit adjuncts, sugar, carbon dioxide, or preservatives; or any spirits based beverage, regardless of the percent of alcohol by volume, that is manufactured for sale in a metal container. See Michigan Laws 445.571
- Mixed wine drink: means a drink or similar product marketed as a wine cooler and containing less than 7% alcohol by volume, consisting of wine and plain, sparkling, or carbonated water and containing any 1 or more of the following:
(i) Nonalcoholic beverages. See Michigan Laws 445.571Nonrefillable container: means a returnable container which is not intended to be refilled for sale by a manufacturer. See Michigan Laws 445.571
A distributor that sells to a dealer a nonrefillable container that contains a beverage, not including beer, ale, or other malt drink of whatever alcoholic content, or a mixed wine drink or mixed spirit drink, shall originate a 10 cent deposit on that container at the time of sale to the dealer and shall maintain a record of that deposit for purposes of its required annual filing under section 3a.