Cal. PRC § 14560.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 5 / Section 14560.5
Section 14560.5
Status: in_force

(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.

(4) For purposes of this subdivision, the term “type of container” includes the amount of the redemption payment on containers under 24 ounces and on containers 24 ounces or more.

(b) To the extent technically and economically feasible, a dealer may separately identify the amount of any redemption payment on the customer cash register receipt provided to the consumer, by the dealer, that is applied to the purchase of a beverage container.

(c) (1) A dealer shall separately identify the amount of any redemption payment imposed on a beverage container in all advertising of beverage products and on the shelf labels of the dealer’s establishment. The separate identification shall be accomplished by stating one of the following:

(A) The price of the beverage product plus a descriptive term, as described in paragraph (2).

(B) The price of the beverage product plus the amount of the applicable redemption payment and a descriptive term, as described in paragraph (2).

(C) The price of the beverage product plus the amount of the applicable redemption payment, a descriptive term, as described in paragraph (2), and the total of these two amounts.

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the redemption payment shall be identified by one of the following descriptive terms: “California Redemption Value,” “CA Redemption Value,” “CRV,” “California Cash Refund,” “CA Cash Refund,” or any other message specified in Section 14561.

(3) A dealer shall not include the redemption payment in the total price of a beverage container in any advertising or on the shelf of the dealer’s establishment.

(4) This subdivision applies only to a dealer at a dealer location with a sales and storage area totaling more than 4,000 square feet.

(5) The penalties specified in Sections 14591 and 14591.1 shall not apply to a person who violates this subdivision.

(6) For purposes of paragraph (1), the shelf labels for a beverage that is included within the scope of this division beginning on January 1, 2024, but that was not subject to this division before that date, are not required until January 15, 2024.

(d) With regard to the sale of beer and other malt beverages, wine and distilled spirit cooler beverages, wine, wine from which alcohol has been removed, in whole or in part, whether or not sparkling or carbonated, and distilled spirits, any amount of redemption payment imposed by this division is subject to Section 25509 of the Business and Professions Code.