In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated. “Beverage” means, except as specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any of the following:any beer, ale, or other malt beverage; any distilled spirits; any wine, wine cooler, or other wine product; any fruit juice with less than 10% natural fruit juice content; any ready-to-drink tea; any soda water, carbonated water, natural or artificial mineral water, or natural or spring water; and any soft drink, including:cola, ginger ale, root beer, or sarsparilla; or any other carbonated or uncarbonated beverage commonly known as a “soft drink”. “Beverage” does not include:any dairy products; any nondairy, milk-substitute products, such as soy milk, hazelnut or other nut milk, rice or other grain milk, and the like; any beverage containing at least 10% natural fruit juices; or any beverage in a container of 2 liters or larger. “Dealer” means any person who engages in the retail sale of beverages subject to this subtitle. “Dealer” includes:any business that permits on-premises consumption of beverages; any distributor engaged in casual retail sales of beverages; any operator of a vending machine from which beverages are sold; and any individual outlet in the City of a multiple-outlet retail chain store. “Director” means the Director of Finance or a designee of the Director of Finance. “Distributor” means:any person who supplies non-reusable beverage containers to a dealer in the City; any person who supplies and services vending machines in the City with non-reusable beverage containers; and any multiple-outlet retail chain store that supplies non-reusable beverage containers to its individual outlets in the City. “Non-reusable beverage container” means any individual, separate, and sealed glass, metal, or plastic bottle, can, jar, or carton that:contains a beverage; and is not ordinarily collected from consumers for refilling with a beverage. A beverage container is not considered reusable if:it is physically incapable of reuse; or it is the type for which:no deposit is required to be paid by the consumer; and no refund is payable to the consumer by the dealer. “Supply” means to provide, furnish, deliver, distribute, or transmit. For purposes of this subtitle, the act of supplying non-reusable beverage containers to a dealer operating in the City is completed, and tax liability accrues, on receipt of the products by the dealer in the City. Ord. 10-343 Ord. 22-125