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17.103.210 Definitions for Prohibition on Single-Use Plastic Checkout Bags.

City Code Section
  1. A. Garment bag means a large bag that incorporates a hanger on which garments may be hung to prevent wrinkling during travel or storage.
  2. B. Recycled paper checkout bag means a paper bag that contains at least 40 percent post-consumer recycled fiber.
  3. C. Restaurant means an establishment where the primary business is the preparation of food or drink:
    1. 1. For consumption by the public;
    2. 2. In a form or quantity that is consumable then and there, whether or not it is consumed within the confines of the place where prepared; or
    3. 3. In consumable form for consumption outside the place where prepared.
  4. D. Retail establishment means a store that sells or offers for sale goods at retail and that is not a restaurant.
  5. E. Reusable fabric checkout bag means a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and is made of cloth or other machine-washable fabric.
  6. F. Reusable plastic checkout bag means a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and is made of durable plastic that is at least four mils thick.
  7. G. Single-use checkout bag:
    1. 1. means a bag made of paper, plastic or any other material that is provided by a retail establishment to a customer at the time of checkout, and that is not a recycled paper checkout bag, a reusable fabric checkout bag or a reusable plastic checkout bag.
    2. 2. does not mean:
      1. a. A bag that is provided by a retail establishment to a customer at a time other than the time of checkout, including but not limited to bags provided to:
        1. (1) Package bulk items such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains, greeting cards or small hardware items, including nails, bolts or screws;
        2. (2) Contain or wrap frozen food, meat, fish, flowers, a potted plant or another item for the purpose of addressing dampness or sanitation;
        3. (3) Contain unwrapped prepared food or a bakery good; or
        4. (4) Contain a prescription drug;
      2. b. A newspaper bag, door hanger bag, garment bag, laundry bag or dry cleaning bag; or
      3. c. A bag sold in a package containing multiple bags for uses such as food storage, garbage containment or pet waste collection.

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