California Public Resources Code

§ 14560.5

PRC § 14560.5 Effective Oct 13, 2023Div. 12.1 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an invoice or other form of accounting of a transaction submitted by a beverage distributor of beverages to a dealer shall separately identify the amount of any redemption payment imposed on beverage containers pursuant to Section 14560 and the separate identification of the invoice or other form of accounting of the transaction shall not combine or include the gross wholesale price with the redemption payment but shall separately state the gross amount of the redemption payment for each type of container included in each delivery.

(2)An invoice or other form of accounting of a transaction submitted by a distributor of beer and malt beverages, wine and distilled spirit coolers, wine, wine from which alcohol has been removed, in whole or in part, whether or not sparkling or carbonated, or distilled spirits to a dealer may separately identify the portion of the gross wholesale price attributable to any redemption payment imposed on beverage containers pursuant to Section 14560 and the separate identification of the invoice or other form of accounting of the transaction may separately state the gross amount of the redemption payment for each type of container included in each delivery. The invoice or other form of accounting of this transaction may separately identify the portion of the gross wholesale price attributable to the redemption payment.

(3)Notwithstanding Section 14541, the department shall randomly inspect beverage distributor invoices or other forms of accounting to ensure compliance with this subdivision. However, an unintentional error in addition or subtraction on an invoice or other form of accounting by a route driver of a distributor shall not be deemed a violation of this subdivision.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 868, Sec. 8. (SB 353) Effective October 13, 2023.