HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 744ORDINANCE NO, 7~
BEING AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING TItE SALE OF CERTAIN
NON-RETURNABLE OR DISPOSAL BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF coLuMBIA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN:
Section~l. Within the City of Columbia Heights no beverage shall be
sold or offered for sale in non-returnable or disposable
containers.
S'ectlon 2.
For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms,
phrases and words, and their derivations shall have the
meanings given herein:
"Beverage" shall mean:
Non-alcoholic beverage; any mineral waters, soda
waters or any other carbonated or uncarbonated
beverage not containing alcohol that is commonly
known as a soft drink[ "~
Alcoholic beverage; any beer, ale, or other malt
beverage containing½ of 1 per centum or more of
alcohol by volume.
(c)
"Container" shall mean any device or material used for the
purpose of holding or containing beve.r'ages as defined herein.
"Non-returnable'~or disposable beverage container" shall
mean any container the title to which the seller intencI~
to pass with the sale of the contents, or which iS not
suitab]e or is not intended for reuse.
"Sale" shall mean a commercial transaction by any
person, firm, individual, cgrporatlon, partnership or
other vendor whereby, beverages are exchanged for a
consideration.
Section 3.
Any firm, individual, corporation, partnership, or other vendor
selling beverages within the City of Coiumbla Heights found
guilty of violating any provision of this ordinance sha]!
punished by a fine not to exceed $300.00 or by imprisonment
for a period not to exceed nlnety days, or,both. Each days
violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute a separate offense.
Section /t.. This ordinance shall become effective January I, 1972.
Section
Should any section, subdivision, clause, or other provision
of this ordinance be declared by a Court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not effect
the validity of the ordinance as a whole nor any part thereof
other than the part so declare~i to be inval id.
First reading:
Second reading:
November 23, lg70