5.01.040 Single-use plastic carryout bags.

(A) On and after January 1, 2016, no retail establishment shall provide a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer.

(B) On and after January 1, 2016, no retail establishment shall provide a recycled paper bag or a reusable plastic bag to a customer for the purpose of transporting merchandise out of the establishment unless: (1) the retail establishment charges the customer an amount of not less than ten cents per bag; and (2) the amount of the charge for each recycled paper bag or reusable plastic bag is separately itemized on the sales receipt provided by the retail establishment to the customer. Retail establishments that provide a durable bag made of cloth or other machine washable fabric may do so at no charge to their customers at the retail establishment's discretion.

(C) Retailers shall retain the proceeds from the collection of the charge required by subsection B for the point of sale purchase of a recycled paper bag or reusable plastic bag. This chapter does not restrict how retailers use these monies.

(D) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit customers from using bags of any type that they bring to a retail establishment themselves or from carrying away goods that are not placed in a bag.