Bill Text: IA SF398 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the possession of glass beverage containers on inland waters of the state, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-27 - Subcommittee: Behn, Celsi, and Cournoyer. S.J. 419. [SF398 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF398-Introduced.html
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BY
DOTZLER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
possession
of
glass
beverage
containers
1
on
inland
waters
of
the
state,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
461A.43A
Glass
beverage
containers
1
——
prohibition
——
exception.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
(1)
“Beverage”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
4
455C.1,
but
also
includes
the
following:
5
(a)
Any
liquid
identified
through
the
use
of
letters,
6
words,
or
symbols
on
its
product
label
as
a
type
of
water,
7
including
any
flavored
water
or
nutritionally
enhanced
water,
8
in
a
container
more
than
or
equal
to
four
fluid
ounces
and
less
9
than
three
liters.
10
(b)
Tea
and
coffee
drinks,
regardless
of
dairy-derived
11
content,
in
a
container
more
than
or
equal
to
four
fluid
ounces
12
and
less
than
three
liters.
13
(c)
Any
other
liquid
that
is
intended
for
human
consumption
14
and
is
in
a
container
more
than
or
equal
to
four
fluid
ounces
15
and
less
than
three
liters.
16
(2)
For
the
purpose
of
this
section,
the
term
“beverage”
17
excludes
the
following:
18
(a)
A
liquid
that
is
a
syrup,
in
a
concentrated
form,
or
19
typically
added
as
a
minor
flavoring
ingredient
in
food
or
20
drink,
such
as
but
not
limited
to
extracts,
cooking
additives,
21
sauces,
or
condiments,
and
has
more
than
twenty
percent
juice
22
content.
23
(b)
A
liquid
that
is
a
drug,
medical
food,
or
infant
24
formula
as
defined
by
the
federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act,
25
codified
in
21
U.S.C.
§301
et
seq.
26
(c)
A
liquid
that
is
designed
and
consumed
only
as
a
dietary
27
supplement
and
not
as
a
beverage
as
defined
in
the
Dietary
28
Supplement
Health
and
Education
Act
of
1994,
Pub.
L.
No.
29
103-417.
30
(d)
Instant
drink
powders.
31
(e)
Milk,
or
any
product
marketed
as
a
plant-based
milk,
and
32
all
other
dairy-derived
products,
except
tea
and
coffee
drinks
33
included
in
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(b),
of
34
this
paragraph.
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b.
“Beverage
container”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
1
455C.1.
2
c.
“Inland
waters
of
the
state”
means
the
same
as
defined
3
in
section
482.2.
4
2.
A
person
shall
not
possess
a
glass
beverage
container
5
while
recreating
on
inland
waters
of
the
state
or
on
public
6
land
adjacent
to
those
waters.
The
department
shall
determine
7
by
rule
how
far
public
land
adjacent
to
inland
waters
of
the
8
state
extends.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
9
the
possession
of
glass
beverage
containers
in
a
camping
area
10
designated
by
the
commission.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
possessing
a
glass
15
beverage
container
while
recreating
on
or
near
inland
waters
16
of
the
state.
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
natural
17
resources
to
determine
how
far
the
prohibition
extends
on
18
public
lands
adjacent
to
inland
waters
of
the
state.
The
19
bill
does
not
prohibit
the
possession
of
a
glass
beverage
20
container
in
a
camping
area
designated
by
the
natural
resource
21
commission.
22
A
person
who
violates
the
bill
is
guilty
of
a
simple
23
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
but
not
more
24
than
$625
and
up
to
30
days
imprisonment.
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