For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
CUSTOMER: A person who makes a retail purchase from a retail store or food store.
DISPOSABLE BAG: A bag that is not a reusable bag, but excluding:
A. Bags used by consumers inside stores to:
1. Package bulk items, such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains, candy or small hardware items;
2. Contain or wrap frozen foods, meat, or fish;
3. Contain or wrap flowers, potted plants, or other items where dampness may pose a problem; or
4. Contain unwrapped prepared foods or bakery goods.
B. A non-handled bag used to protect a purchased item from damaging or contaminating other purchased items when placed in a reusable bag.
C. Bags provided by pharmacists to contain prescription drugs.
D. Newspaper bags, door-hanger bags, laundry-dry cleaning bags, or bags sold in packages containing multiple bags for uses such as food storage, garbage, pet waste, or yard waste bags.
FOOD STORE: A retail market located in the Town in a permanent building, operating year-round and selling a line of staple foodstuffs, meats, produce and dairy products and perishable items.
RECYCLABLE PAPER BAG: A paper bag that is one hundred percent (100%) recyclable and contains at least forty percent (40%) post- consumer recycled content.
RETAIL STORE: A commercial business located in the Town and engaged in the sale of personal consumer goods, household items, or groceries to customers who use or consume such items, but specifically excluding:
A. Temporary vendors at farmers' markets or other temporary events; and
B. Restaurants or other service businesses, such as salons and spas, where retail sales are clearly secondary and incidental to the primary activity occurring within the business.
REUSABLE BAG: A bag that: is designed and manufactured to withstand repeated uses; is made from a material that can be cleaned and disinfected regularly; if made from plastic, is at least 2.25 millimeters thick; has a minimum lifetime of seventy five (75) uses; and has the capability of carrying a minimum of eighteen (18) pounds. (Ord. 520, Series of 2019)