1. (a) A dealer located in an unserved convenience zone that is not a member of a dealer cooperative with a fully operational stewardship plan approved by the department shall redeem empty beverage containers on the dealer's premises in accordance with section 14578(a)(1) of the Act. This includes, but is not limited to, immediately complying with section 14578(a)(1) of the Act in the following circumstances:

   1. (1) The dealer's membership in a dealer cooperative is terminated.
   2. (2) The dealer is a member of a dealer cooperative with a stewardship plan that is revoked by the department pursuant to section 2385.
   3. (3) The dealer is a member of a dealer cooperative that dissolves or that has its registration revoked by the department pursuant to section 2385.
2. (b) In accordance with section 2376(e), a dealer in an unserved convenience zone that is a member of a dealer cooperative shall continue redeeming empty beverage containers on the dealer's premises in accordance with section 14578(a)(1) of the Act until the dealer cooperative's approved stewardship plan is fully operational.
3. (c) A dealer that is a member of a dealer cooperative with a fully operational stewardship plan approved by the department is not required to redeem beverage containers on the dealer's premises.

4. (d) A dealer located in an unserved convenience zone with a fully operational dealer cooperative is not automatically a member of the dealer cooperative and shall comply with section 14578(a) of the Act if it is not a member of the dealer cooperative.

   1. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), gross annual sales do not include sales of fuel.

   (e)(1) This section does not apply to a dealer that has demonstrated to the department that the dealer has gross annual sales of less than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) or is less than 5,000 square feet.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 14530.5 and 14578.5, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 14578 and 14578.5, Public Resources Code.

History

1. New section filed 4-24-2025; operative 4-24-2025 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2025, No. 17).