City of Baltimore - File #: 15-0469

• File #: 15-0469
• Version: 0
• Name: Plastic Bag Reduction
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 1/12/2015
• In control: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
• Final action: 12/5/2016
• Title: Plastic Bag Reduction FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain dealers from supplying customers with plastic bags for use as checkout or carryout bags; authorizing certain exemptions; defining certain terms; imposing certain civil and criminal penalties; repealing the Plastic Bag Reduction Program; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: Bill Henry, Robert Curran, Mary Pat Clarke, Brandon M. Scott, Warren Branch
• Indexes: Plastic Bags, Reduction

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/15/2015	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/15/2015	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/15/2015	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/15/2015	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/15/2015	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/15/2015	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/15/2015	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/12/2015	0	City Council	Introduced
1/12/2015	0	City Council	Assigned

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 Henry

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Plastic Bag Reduction

FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain dealers from supplying customers with plastic bags for use as checkout or carryout bags; authorizing certain exemptions; defining certain terms; imposing certain civil and criminal penalties; repealing the Plastic Bag Reduction Program; and providing for a special effective date.
body

BY repealing
Article 15. Licensing and Regulation
Subtitle 16. Plastic Bag Reduction
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 7. Natural Resources
Subtitle 62. Plastic Bag Reduction
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section 40-14(e)(.5a)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing
Article 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section 40-14(e)(2)(“Subtitle 16. Plastic Bag Reduction”)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That City Code Article 15, Subtitle 16, is repealed, in its entirety.



SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 7. Natural Resources

SUBTITLE 62. PLASTIC BAG RE...