Amendment ID: S2258-2-R1

Redraft Amendment 2

Recyclable Bags

Ms. Creem moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 17 the following 2 sections:-

“SECTION 17A. Section 1 of chapter 128, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Nursery stock” the following 2 definitions:-

“Recyclable paper bag”, a paper bag that is 100 per cent recyclable and has the word “Recyclable” in a clearly visible manner on the outside of the bag.

“Reusable Bag”, a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured to be used multiple times and is made of cloth, industrial vinyl or other machine washable fabric suitable to be used at least 125 times.

SECTION 17B. Said section 1 of said chapter 128, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Riding school operator” the following definition:-

“Single-use plastic carryout bag”, a non-reusable bag made of plastic that is provided to a customer by a store at the point of sale.”; and

by inserting after section 18 the following section:-

“SECTION 18A.  Said chapter 128 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 1A the following section:-

Section 1B. A vendor at a farmers’ market shall not provide a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer at the point of sale; provided, however, that a plastic bag without handles that is used to protect items from damage or from damaging or contaminating other purchased items or to contain an unwrapped food item may be distributed to a customer by a vendor at the point of sale.

Recyclable paper bags may be provided without cost to customers upon request and reusable bags may be offered for sale or provided without cost to customers, subject to regulations by the department.”; and

by adding the following section:-

“SECTION 33.  Sections 17A, 17B and 18A shall take effect on May 1, 2017.”.