AN ACT CONCERNING BETTER BAG BILL for the purpose of providing for legislative intent; defining certain terms; prohibiting, after a certain date, a retail establishment from providing certain plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; establishing a minimum charge for certain paper and reusable carryout bags provided by a retail establishment, with certain exceptions; providing for a certain prohibition on certain advertising; providing for a certain promotion; providing for certain information on a certain receipt; providing for a certain notice; providing for education and outreach; establishing a certain maximum civil penalty for a violation of this Division; establishing that the provision of a certain number of plastic carryout bags at a single point of sale constitutes a single violation; establishing that the failure to charge the amount of money required under this Division for the provision of one or more paper or reusable carryout bags at a single point of sale is a single violation; prohibiting the imposition of a penalty under this Division unless certain conditions are met; providing for the oversight for the enforcement of this Division; providing for filing certain actions; providing for a certain waiver; providing for a certain report; providing for certain citations; permitting the Department of the Environment to adopt certain regulations; providing for the applicability of this Division; and generally relating to one-time use plastic carryout bags.

Committee

County Council

Requested by

Thomas E. Dernoga

Introduced

February 7, 2023

On agenda

June 20, 2023

Passed

June 20, 2023

Enacted

May 2, 2023

Enactment no.

06/20/2023 @ 1:30 PM 05/30/202