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
Senate File 398 - Introduced SENATE FILE 398 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: 4 TLSB 2508XS (3) 88 js/rn
S.F. 398 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. 35 -1- LSB 2508XS (3) 88 js/rn 1/ 2
S.F. 398 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. 25 -2- LSB 2508XS (3) 88 js/rn 2/ 2
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