Violation 4(d): Failed to Itemize on Receipt Charge for Paper or Reusable Bags

Upon inspection, it was determined your business was not itemizing the required per bag charge (minimum ten cents ($0.10)) for each  recycled paper bag or  reusable bag. 
As per the Reusable Bag Ordinance 2012-02, "No store may make available for sale a recycled paper bag and/or reusable bag unless the amount of the sale for the bag is separately itemized on the sales receipt."

Violation 4(a): Distribution of a Single Use Bag

Upon inspection of your business, it was determined that single-use carryout bags were being sold for the purposes of transporting food or merchandise from your retail store.

Per the Reusable Bag Ordinance 2012-2, "No Store shall provide single-use carryout bags to a customer at the check stand, cash register, point of sale or other location for the purposes of transporting food or merchandises out of the Store."

Enforcement Overview

The Authority expects stores to voluntarily comply and will provide assistance to help stores make the transition as easy as possible.  Repeated non-compliance with the terms of the Ordinance could result in legal consequences including civil action and/or administrative citation.  Citations range from $100 to $1,000 depending on the nature and severity of the violation.

What should I do with leftover non-compliant bags?

Businesses should be ordering and distributing compliant bags. If you purchased or were supplied with non-compliant bags you cannot distribute them to customers, but you may find an alternate use for them in your business (such as lining waste baskets) or you may donate them to charitable reuse organizations such as food banks which are in need of bags for food distribution to community members without enough to eat. Contact information for food banks can be found here.

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