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§ 6914b. Degradable plastic ring carriers; definitions

As used in this title—
(1) the term “regulated item” means any plastic ring carrier device that contains at least one hole greater than 13/4 inches in diameter which is made, used, or designed for the purpose of packaging, transporting, or carrying multipackaged cans or bottles, and which is of a size, shape, design, or type capable, when discarded, of becoming entangled with fish or wildlife; and
(2) the term “naturally degradable material” means a material which, when discarded, will be reduced to environmentally benign ­subunits under the action of normal environmental forces, such as, among others, biological decomposition, photodegradation, or hydrolysis.

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