(A) Distribution of plastic checkout bags. No business establishment in the town shall provide as a courtesy or sell a plastic checkout bag to any patron or customer.
(B) Distribution of paper checkout bags. No business establishment shall provide as a courtesy or sell paper checkout bags that do not meet or exceed the specifications of a recycled paper checkout bag as defined above.
(C) Acceptable checkout bags.
(1) A business establishment may provide as a courtesy to customers a recycled paper checkout bag.
(2) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a business establishment from encouraging and providing incentives for the use of reusable checkout bags. A business establishment may use credits or rebates for customers that bring their own checkout bags for the purpose of carrying away goods.
(Ord. 708, passed 2-19-19)