A. Stores shall charge a minimum of ten cents ($0.10) for each recycled paper bag or reusable bag provided to customers at the point of sale. Stores shall not reimburse or credit a customer any portion of the fee, except as otherwise provided in this section.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A, a store may provide a reusable bag, free of charge, to any customer during a limited-time, in-store promotional event. Such events shall not exceed a total of sixty (60) days within any consecutive twelve (12) month period.
C. Notwithstanding subsections A and B, stores shall provide, free of charge, either reusable bags or recycled paper bags or both, at the store's option, to any customer using a payment card or voucher issued by the California Special Supplement Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 123275) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the California Health and Safety Code, or an electronic benefit transfer card issued pursuant to Section 10072 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code.
D. Stores shall indicate on the customer receipt the number of recycled paper bags and reusable bags provided and the total amount charged for the bags. (Ord. 2015-0007 § 1)