(A) The carryout bag fee shall be $0.25 per carryout bag.
(B) Stores shall record the number of recycled paper carryout bags and single-use plastic carryout bags provided to each customer and the total amount of the carryout bag fee charged to the customer on the customer transaction receipt.
(C) No store may reimburse a customer for any part of the carryout bag fee, but stores may provide incentives for the use of reusable carryout bags through credits or rebates.
(D) Each store shall conspicuously display a sign in a location inside or outside the store, which sign alerts customers about the carryout bag fee.
(E) The carryout bag fee shall not apply to any customer that provides proof that they are a participant in a federal or state food assistance program.
(F) A store may retain $0.15 of each carryout bag fee charged to be used for:
(1) Providing educational information to customers;
(2) Training staff in the implementation and administration of the carryout bag fee;
(3) Improving or altering infrastructure to allow for the administration, collection, implementation and reporting of the carryout bag fee; and
(4) Providing recycled paper carryout bags and reusable carryout bags to customers.
(G) The remaining $0.10 of each carryout bag fee shall be paid to the Town, and the Town shall deposit all revenues from carryout bag fees in a designated waste reduction fund, to be used for:
(1) Producing and providing reusable carryout bags to Town residents and guests;
(2) Providing education and outreach campaigns to raise awareness about waste reduction, recycling and compost;
(3) Funding programs and infrastructure that allow the community to reduce waste and recycle;
(4) Purchasing and installing equipment designed to minimize waste pollution, including recycling containers and waste receptacles;
(5) Funding community cleanup or collection events and other activities to reduce waste;
(6) Maintaining a public website for the purpose of educating the Town's residents and guests on waste reduction efforts; and
(7) The administration of the carryout bag fee.
(H) The carryout bag fee shall be paid pursuant to all applicable provisions of the Town's sales tax code, including administration, collection and enforcement. The Town shall provide the necessary forms for stores to file individual returns with the Town to demonstrate compliance with this Chapter. Notwithstanding this method of collection, the carryout bag fee is not a tax.
(Ord. 23(2022) § 1)