Section 19-307 - Possession - Evidence of violation.
§ 19-307. Possession - Evidence of violation.
(a) In general.- In a prosecution under § 19-304(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this subtitle, possession by a person charged of all or part of the registered returnable container or returnable textile is prima facie evidence that the person is guilty of the charge.
(b) Exceptions.- Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:
(1) a garbage collector who collects a registered returnable container or returnable textile in the regular course of business;
(2) the possession of a registered returnable container by a person who received the container with its contents; or
(3) the possession of a registered returnable textile.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 474; 2002, ch. 26, § 4.]