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CHAPTER 5.3. Single-Use Carryout Bags [42279. - 42288.]

Chapter 5.3 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 850, Sec. 1.

§§ 42279–42288 · 10 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Legislative Findings and Declarations § 42279 · 1 section
    • § 42279 (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) In November 2016, voters approved Proposition 67, a statewide referendum to uphold Senate…
  2. ARTICLE 1.5. Definitions § 42280 · 1 section
    • § 42280 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Carryout bag” means a bag of plastic, paper, or other material that is provided by a…
  3. ARTICLE 2. Reusable Grocery Bags § 42281.2 · 1 section
    • § 42281.2 (a) On and after January 1, 2025, a store, as defined in Section 42280, shall not provide a precheckout bag to a customer if the bag is not one of the…
  4. ARTICLE 3. Single-Use Carryout Bags §§ 42283–42284 · 4 sections
    • § 42283 (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a store shall not provide, distribute, or sell a carryout bag at the point of sale. (b) (1) A store may…
    • § 42283.5 (a) A store, as defined in paragraph (5) of subdivision (f) of Section 42280, shall comply with the same requirements of Section 42283 that are imposed upon a…
    • § 42283.7 All moneys collected pursuant to this article shall be retained by the store and may be used only for the following purposes: (a) Costs associated with…
    • § 42284 (a) A retail establishment not specifically required to comply with the requirements of this chapter is encouraged to reduce its distribution of carryout bags.…
  5. ARTICLE 4. Enforcement § 42285 · 1 section
    • § 42285 (a) A city, a county, a city and county, or the state may impose civil liability on a person or entity that knowingly violated this chapter, or reasonably…
  6. ARTICLE 5. Preemption § 42287 · 1 section
    • § 42287 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), this chapter is a matter of statewide interest and concern and is applicable uniformly throughout the state.…
  7. ARTICLE 6. Financial Provisions § 42288 · 1 section
    • § 42288 (a) Notwithstanding Section 42023.2, the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the Recycling Market Development Revolving Loan…