(1) As used in this section:
(a) Beverage means each of the following forms of liquid refreshment
intended for human consumption:
(I) Fermented malt beverages, malt liquors, beers, or any beverages obtained
by the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, or any similar
product, or any combination thereof, in water;
(II) Alcoholic beverages obtained by distillation, and mixed with water or
other substances in solution;
(III) Alcoholic beverages obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar
contents of fruits or other agricultural products containing sugar;
(IV) Mineral or soda waters;
(V) Carbonated or noncarbonated soft drinks; or
(VI) Fruit juices or vegetable juices or fruitades.
(b) Beverage container means an individual, sealed metal can which
contains a beverage.
(c) Within Colorado means within the exterior limits of Colorado and
includes all territory within these limits owned or ceded to the United States of
America.
(2) No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail within Colorado any metal
beverage container with a detachable opening device designed to detach from the
beverage container when a user opens the beverage container in a manner
reasonably calculated to gain access to its contents.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to metal beverage
containers with opening devices consisting of sensitized adhesive tape.
(4) Any person who violates subsection (2) of this section commits a civil
infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars.
L. 82: Entire section added, p. 325, § 1, effective January 1, 1983. L. 2021: (4) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3215, § 363, effective March 1, 2022.
