Sec. 6A-4. Acceptance for refund.

A dealer shall not refuse to accept from any person any empty nonreusable beverage containers marked pursuant to section 6A-5 of this chapter of the kind, size and brand of beverage sold by the dealer, or refuse to pay in cash to the consumer the refund value of a nonreusable beverage container established pursuant to section 6A-3 of this chapter if the empty nonreusable beverage container is presented at the location at which the dealer sells or offers for sale such beverages in nonreusable beverage containers to consumers; provided that for the purposes of this section "dealer" shall not include persons selling beverages to consumers for on-premises consumption.

A distributor shall not refuse to accept from a dealer any empty nonreusable beverage container, marked pursuant to section 6A-5 of this chapter, of a kind, size and brand of beverage sold by the distributor, or refuse to pay in cash to the dealer the refund value of a nonreusable beverage container as established pursuant to section 6A-3 of this chapter, if the empty nonreusable beverage containers are presented at the time and location of any delivery of filled nonreusable beverage containers by the distributor to the dealer.