1. (a) Effective upon the date mandated by Section 22a-255b of the Connecticut General Statutes, any plastic bottle sold or offered for sale in Connecticut shall have imprinted or molded on its base a code number and acronym as identified in Section 22a-255b-2 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The code number and acronym applied to any plastic bottle shall be subject to verification upon written request of the Commissioner and shall correctly identify the container material composition consistent with the definitions in Section 22a-255b-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies with the following exceptions:

   1. (1) Polyethylene terephthalate carbonated soft drink bottles with affixed high density polyethylene base cups shall utilize the acronym and code number in Subdivision 22a-255b-2 (b) (1) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; and (2) Any plastic bottle where the affixed materials and additives other than the single plastic resin bottle structure exceed ten percent by weight of the total mass, shall be coded with the code number and acronym specified in Subdivision 22a-255b-2 (b) (7) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
2. (b) Municipalities shall publicize the codes and acronyms in the context of their recycling program public education efforts.

(Effective November 30, 1989)