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House Bill 1871 |
House Author: Giddings |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Fraser |
House Bill 1871 amends the Business & Commerce Code to require a person in the business of recycling, shredding, or destroying bulk merchandise containers, before purchasing five or more plastic bulk containers from the same person, to obtain proof of ownership for the containers, identifying information of the seller or the seller's agent, a description of the items sold, and the date of the transaction and to verify the seller's or agent's identity from a government-issued photo identification card. The bill requires the person to retain that record of the transaction for one year on all containers that were purchased or delivered. The bill provides for civil penalties for violations of this law, including the use of subterfuge to avoid application of the law.