1. (a) In this subtitle, requiring or accepting a deposit on a registered returnable container, whether optional, conditional, or otherwise, does not constitute a sale of the container.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The owner of a returnable container or returnable textile may bring a civil action, including an action for injunctive relief, to preserve the rights of the owner, to recover damages, or to recover the returnable container or returnable textile, from a person who unlawfully possesses the returnable container or returnable textile of the owner.
   2. (2) In an action brought under this subsection, the owner of a returnable container or returnable textile may recover up to three times the value of the actual damages, plus reasonable attorney's fees.
3. (c) This subtitle does not prohibit a prosecution for theft under § 7-104 of the Criminal Law Article.

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 146, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.

Formerly Art. 27, §§ 478, 480A.