(1) A person commits unauthorized use of receptacle if he fills any receptacle bearing a name, mark, or device recorded as provided in section 28-1330 with soda water, mineral or aerated waters, cider, ginger ale and other unintoxicating beverages, milk, buttermilk, cream, ice cream or butter, or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal any such name, mark, or device on any such receptacle, or to buy, sell, give, take, dispose of in any way, traffic in or destroy any receptacle bearing any such name, mark, or device unless it is the person named in the certificate issued by the Secretary of State, as provided in section 28-1330, or has the written consent of the person named in such certificate.

Attorney's Note

Under the Nebraska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class III misdemeanorup to 3 monthsup to $500
For details, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-106

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 28-1331

  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(2) Unauthorized use of receptacles is a Class III misdemeanor. Each such receptacle so unlawfully dealt with, as herein set out, shall be deemed to be a separate offense.