A Redemption Center shall not refuse to accept from a consumer any empty beverage container described in § 44103 (d), or refuse to pay to the consumer the refund value of a beverage container as provided in § 44109, except for the following reasons:

(a) the deposit beverage container is broken, corroded, or dismembered;

(b) the deposit beverage container contains a free-flowing liquid;

(c) the deposit beverage container holds a significant amount of foreign material; or

(d) the deposit beverage container appears to have been previously processed and baled.