Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.573a (2026)

Report; filing; contents.

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BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

Initiated Law 1 of 1976

445.573a Report; filing; contents.

Sec. 3a.

Not later than March 1 of each year, a distributor or manufacturer that originates a deposit on 1 or more beverage containers shall file a report with the department of treasury in the form prescribed by the department.

The report must indicate, for the time period of January 1 to December 31 of the preceding year, the dollar value of the total deposits collected by the distributor or manufacturer on beverage containers sold in this state, the total refunds made upon beverage containers redeemed by the distributor or manufacturer in this state, and any refunds received under section 3b(5).

History: Add. 1989, Act 148, Eff. July 27, 1989 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 198, Eff. Jan. 1, 2023

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Bottle Bill

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1994–2011 · leading case: Michigan Soft Drink Ass'n v. Dep't of Treasury, 522 N.W.2d 643 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994).

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Michigan Soft Drink Ass'n v. Dep't of Treasury, 522 N.W.2d 643 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994). “The court permanently enjoined enforcement of 1989 PA 148 , MCL 445.573a; MSA 18.1206(13a) and MCL 445.”

Am. Beverage Ass'n v. Snyder, 793 F. Supp. 2d 1022 (W.D. Mich. 2011). “§ 445.573a. As of 1989, a manufacturer or distributor who collects more in deposits than it pays out in refunds (i.”

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