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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Kraft
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Plastic Bag Restrictions
FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain supermarkets and formula retail stores from using certain types of checkout bags; defining certain terms; authorizing civil enforcement action; imposing criminal penalties; and providing for a special effective date.
Body
BY adding
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Section(s) 16-1 to 16-9, to be under the new subtitle,
"Subtitle 16. Plastic Bag Restrictions"
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-14(e)(2)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
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 REDUCTIONS
ยง 16-1 DEFINITIONS.
(A) IN GENERAL.
IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.
(B) COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC BAG.
"COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC BAG" MEANS A PLASTIC BAG THAT:
(1) IS CERTIFIED AND LABELED BY A RECOGNIZED VERIFICATION ENTITY, SUCH AS THE BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCT INSTITUTE, AS MEETING THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS' INTERNATIONAL STANDARD D6400 FOR COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC; AND
(2) IN GR...
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