Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

“County” means the county in which the district in located. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

“Board of supervisors” and “board” means the board of supervisors of the county. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

“Charges” includes fees, tolls, rates, and rentals. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

“Land” means land in the district and does not include improvements or personal or utility property. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

“Legal representative” means an officer or other person or persons appointed to serve as such by the board of directors of a corporation owner. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

“Owner” means the owner of land as shown on the last equalized county assessment roll. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

“Voter” means a voter, as defined in Section 359 of the Elections Code, who resides within the boundaries of the district. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 140, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)

“Nonresident landowner” means a person or persons, association, corporation, or partnership owning land within the district but having his actual residence elsewhere. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2069.)

Unless context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 904.)

“Corps” means the California Conservation Corps. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 342.)

“Director” means the Director of the California Conservation Corps. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 50, Sec. 3.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)

“Aluminum beverage container” means a beverage container which consists primarily of aluminum. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)

“Average monthly volume” means the average number of empty beverage containers per month received by a certified recycling center. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1342, Sec. 1.)

“Bag drop recycling center” means a recycling mechanism operated by a certified recycling center at which consumers can drop off bagged empty beverage containers for redemption. A bag drop recycling center may use a bag drop machine. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 18. (AB…

“Beneficiating processor” means any person certified by the department as a processor who also beneficiates purchased cullet so that it is furnace ready for glass container manufacturers, consistent with prevailing standards in the manufacturing industry. Cullet shall be deemed f…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “beverage” means any of the following products if those products are in liquid, ready-to-drink form, and are intended for human consumption: (1) Beer and other malt beverages. (2) Wine and distilled spirit coolers. (3) Carbonated water, …

“Beverage container” means the individual, separate bottle, can, jar, carton, or other receptacle, however denominated, in which a beverage is sold, and which is constructed of metal, glass, or plastic, or other material, or any combination of these materials. “Beverage container…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “beverage manufacturer” means any person who bottles, cans, or otherwise fills beverage containers, or imports filled beverage containers, for sale to distributors, dealers, or consumers. (b) For a beverage container containing beer, win…

“Bimetal container” means a beverage container which consists of one or more metals and which is composed primarily of steel. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1266, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1992.)

“Commingled” means a mix of empty beverage containers, as defined in Section 14512, and all other containers of the same material type. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1342, Sec. 2.)

“Commingled rate” means the ratio of empty beverage containers, as defined in Section 14512, to all other containers of the same material type, as determined by the department. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1342, Sec. 3.)

(a) “Community Conservation Corps” means a nonprofit public benefit corporation formed or operating pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code, or an agency operated by a city, county, or city and county, that is certified …

“Consumer” means every person who, for his or her use or consumption, purchases a beverage in a beverage container from a dealer. “Consumer” includes, but is not limited to, a lodging, eating, or drinking establishment, and soft drink vending machines. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. …

“Container manufacturer” means any person who produces beverage containers for filling by beverage manufacturers, including any person who imports these beverage containers from outside of this state for filling by beverage manufacturers. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. …

“Cullet” means scrap glass that is derived from postfilled food, drink, or beverage container glass produced or imported for sale in the state. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 290. Effective January 1, 2005.)

(a) “Convenience zone” means either of the following: (1) The area within a one mile radius of a supermarket. (2) The area designated by the department pursuant to Section 14571.5. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 14585, an entity that received handling fees pursuan…

“Curbside program” means a recycling program which meets all of the following criteria: (a) The program picks up empty beverage containers from individual or multiple family residences, or both, and the empty beverage containers are separated from waste materials prior to being p…

(a) “Dealer” means a retail establishment that offers the sale of beverages in beverage containers to consumers. (b) “Dealer” does not include any lodging, eating, or drinking establishment, wine, beer, or distilled spirits tasting room licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage…

“Dealer cooperative” means a stewardship organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and formed for the purpose of providing redemption opportunities pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14578 a…

“Department” means the Division of Recycling in the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 3. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2010.)

“Director” means the Director of Resources Recycling and Recovery. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 21, Sec. 4. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2010.)

“Distributor” means every person who engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to a dealer in this state, including any manufacturer who engages in these sales. “Distributor” includes any person who imports beverages from outside of this state for sale to dealers or…

“Drink” means fruit juice or any other noncarbonated drink. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)

“Dropoff or collection program” means any person, association, nonprofit corporation, church, club, or other organization certified by the department, and that accepts or collects empty beverage containers from consumers with the intention to recycle them, or any waste reduction …

“Empty beverage container” means a beverage container which meets all of the following requirements: (a) Has the seal or closure installed by the manufacturer broken or removed. (b) Does not contain foreign materials other than the residue of the beverage originally packaged in t…

“Food or drink packaging material” means any material which is not a beverage container in which a food or drink is sold in a retail establishment and the food or drink is not intended for consumption on the seller’s premises. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective Se…

“For recycling” means that an empty beverage container has been received by a processor who has an arrangement whereby that container will actually be recycled. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)

“Fund” means the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14580. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1339, Sec. 4. Effective October 2, 1989.)

“Glass beverage container” means a beverage container which has a body consisting primarily of glass. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1290, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1986.)

(a) Except as provided under Section 14549, “glass container manufacturer” means a person who manufactures commercial containers, whose principal component part or parts consist of virgin glass, postfilled glass, or any combination of both, for sale in California or for export to…

“Glass food or drink container” means any nonbeverage container, whose principal component part or parts consist of virgin glass, postfilled glass, or any combination of both, in which any food or drink is sold or offered for sale in California. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1094, S…

“Handling fee” means an amount paid to an operator of a supermarket site, a rural region recycler, as defined in Section 14525.5.1, or a nonprofit convenience zone recycler, as defined in Section 14514.7, that is located in a convenience zone, for every beverage container redeeme…

“HDPE” means a plastic beverage container labeled with a “2” for high-density-polyethylene resin pursuant to Section 18015 and subject to this division. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 753, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

“Managing employee” includes, but is not limited to, any person who manages the operation of a facility or is authorized by the certified operator to sign shipping reports. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 731, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)