A. Any store that provides a recyclable paper carryout bag to a customer must charge the customer at least 10 cents ($0.10) for each bag provided, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
B. The City Council may, by resolution, change the minimum charge for a recyclable paper carryout bag, so long as the minimum charge does not go below the charge set forth in Subsection A.
C. No store shall rebate or otherwise reimburse a customer any portion of the minimum charge required in Subsection A, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
D. All stores must post signage clearly indicating the per bag charge for recyclable paper carryout bags.
E. All stores must indicate on the customer receipt the number of recyclable paper carryout bags provided and the total amount charged for the bags.
F. All monies collected by a store under this Chapter will be retained by the store and may be used only for any of the following purposes: (1) costs associated with complying with the requirements of this Chapter, (2) actual costs of providing recyclable paper carryout bags, or (3) costs associated with a store’s educational materials or education campaign encouraging the use of reusable bags, if any.
G. All stores must keep records of the total number of recyclable paper carryout bags provided, the total amount of monies collected for providing recyclable paper carryout bags, and a summary of any efforts a store has undertaken to promote the use of reusable bags by customers in the prior calendar year. Such records must be made available for the Director of Public Works or his/her designee to review at any time.
(Ord. No. 2013-006 § 1)