6.850 Single-Use Checkout Bag – Definitions.
For purposes of sections 6.850 to 6.865 of this code, the following words and phrases mean:
Garment bag. Means a large bag that incorporates a hanger on which garments may be hung to prevent wrinkling during travel or storage.
Recycled paper checkout bag. Means a paper bag that contains at least 40 percent post-consumer recycled fiber.
Restaurant. Means an establishment where the primary business is the preparation of food or drink:
(a) For consumption by the public;
(b) 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
(c) In consumable form for consumption outside the place where prepared.
Retail establishment. Means a store that sells or offers for sale goods at retail and that is not a restaurant.
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.
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.
Single-use checkout bag. 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.
Single-use checkout bag. Does not mean:
(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. Package bulk items such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains, greeting cards or small hardware items, including nails, bolts or screws;
2. Contain or wrap frozen food, meat, fish, flowers, a potted plant or another item for the purpose of addressing dampness or sanitation;
3. Contain unwrapped prepared food or a bakery good; or
4. Contain a prescription drug;
(b) A newspaper bag, door hanger bag, garment bag, laundry bag or dry cleaning bag; or
(c) A bag sold in a package containing multiple bags for uses such as food storage, garbage containment or pet waste collection.