§342G-85  Container inventory report andpayment.  (a)  Payment of the advance glass disposal fee shall be madequarterly based on inventory reports of the glass container importers, exceptfor those importers subject to subsection (c) or (d).  All glass containerimporters shall submit to the department documentation in sufficient detailthat identifies the number of glass deposit beverage and glass non-depositbeverage containers manufactured or imported to the State and sold ordistributed, by manufacturer or distributor, during the calendar year.

(b)  Until September 30, 2004, the amount duefrom glass container importers less glass containers exported for the calendaryear shall be the sum equal to the number of glass containers provided insubsection (a) multiplied by the advance disposal fee specified in section342G-82.  Beginning October 1, 2004, the amount due from glass containerimporters shall be the sum equal to the number of non-deposit beverage glasscontainers provided in subsection (a), less non-deposit beverage glasscontainers exported, and multiplied by the advance disposal fee.  Payment shallbe made by check or money order payable to the "Department of Health,State of Hawaii".  All subsequent inventory reports and payments shall bemade not later than the fifteenth day of the month following the end of theprevious calendar quarter, except for those importers subject to subsection(d).

(c)  Until September 30, 2004, a glasscontainer importer who imports fewer than five thousand glass containers withina one-year period shall be exempt from payment of the fee.  Any empty, importedglass container designed to hold not more than two and one-half fluid ounces ofa product meant for human consumption shall be exempt from the fee.  BeginningOctober 1, 2004, a glass container importer who imports or manufactures in theState fewer [than] five thousand non-deposit beverage glass containers within aone-year period shall be exempt from payment of the fee.

(d)  Until September 30, 2004, a glasscontainer importer who imports five thousand or more glass containers, but lessthan or equal to one hundred thousand glass containers, shall be permitted toprovide a report and payment of the fee annually, rather than quarterly. Beginning October 1, 2004, a glass container importer who imports ormanufactures in the State five thousand or more non-deposit beverage glasscontainers, but less than or equal to one hundred thousand non-deposit beverageglass containers, shall be permitted to provide a report and payment of the feeannually, rather than quarterly. [L 1994, c 201, pt of §2; am L 1998, c 253,§2; am L 1999, c 108, §1; am L 2002, c 176, §12]