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A. A Food Product Store providing a Customer with plastic film Pre-checkout Bags, or Pre-checkout Bags deemed not to be Accepted Compostable Pre-Checkout Bags, shall charge a minimum of ten cents ($0.10) per bag. Food Product Stores shall consider providing appropriate signage detailing procedures for acquiring and purchasing such bags. Food Product Stores providing Pre-checkout Bags deemed not to be Accepted Compostable Pre-checkout Bags pursuant to this Chapter shall provide signage notifying customers that such bags are not composted and are sent to landfill, and indicating availability of options such as bringing their own bag, or acquiring Recycled Content Paper or Reusable Pre-Checkout Bags.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A, Covered Entities and Food Product Stores may provide plastic film bags as Pre-checkout Bags to Customers free of charge for the sole purpose of separating meats and seafood only upon the specific request of a Customer. Covered Entities shall not proactively offer Customers plastic film Pre-checkout Bags for such uses.

C. Food Product Stores may provide Recycled Content Paper or Accepted Compostable Pre-checkout Bags free of charge in produce and other aisles.

D. Food Product Stores shall make reasonable efforts to stock and make Reusable Pre-checkout Bags available or for sale.

E. A state law (SB 1046) scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2025 will preempt this Section 11.63.050 with respect to Food Product Stores. At that point, this Section 11.63.050 shall only apply to Covered Entities unless SB 1046 is repealed or otherwise amended. (Ord. 7844-NS § 1, 2022)