City of Baltimore - File #: 10-0601

• File #: 10-0601
• Version: 0
• Name: Plastic Bag Reduction Program - Deferring Start
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/20/2010
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/8/2010
• Enactment #: 10-373
• Title: Plastic Bag Reduction Program - Deferring Start FOR the purpose of deferring the start of the Plastic Bag Reduction Program and the time within which dealers may enroll in the Program without an enrollment fee; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, President Young, Robert Curran, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Plastic Bags, Reduction

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/8/2010	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
10/4/2010	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
10/4/2010	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day
10/4/2010	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
9/23/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/20/2010	0	City Council	Introduced
9/20/2010	0	City Council	Assigned
9/20/2010	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Plastic Bag Reduction Program - Deferring Start

FOR the purpose of deferring the start of the Plastic Bag Reduction Program and the time within which dealers may enroll in the Program without an enrollment fee; and providing for a special effective date.
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BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Section(s) 16-5
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Section(s) 16-7
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Ordinance 10-268
Section(s) 3

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 15. Licensing and Regulation

Subtitle 16. Plastic Bag Reduction


§ 16-5. Limitations on checkout bags.

(a) Food dealers.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, no food dealer may provide purchasers of any product with a plastic bag (other than a reusable plastic bag) for use as a checkout or carryout bag.

(2) This section does not apply to a food dealer who enrolls in the Plastic Bag Reduction Program established under this subtitle and complies with...