A. All stores shall make reusable bags available for purchase by a customer for at least five cents ($0.05) for each bag provided, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

B. The City Council may increase the five cent ($0.05) minimum charge by resolution.

C. A store may provide reusable bags to customers at no cost until three (3) months after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. On and after three (3) months after effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, a store may provide reusable bags to customers at no cost only when combined with a time-limited store promotional program. Such events shall not exceed a total of sixty (60) days within any consecutive twelve-month period.

D. Each store is strongly encouraged to educate its staff to promote reusable bags and to post signs encouraging customers to use reusable bags.

E. No store shall rebate or otherwise reimburse a customer any portion of the minimum charge required in subsection (A) of this section, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

F. All stores must post signage clearly indicating the per bag charge for reusable bags.

G. All stores must indicate on the customer receipt the number of reusable bags provided and the total amount charged for the bags.

H. Each store is strongly encouraged to charge for a reusable bag at least what it cost to procure the reusable bags in order to encourage maximum reusability and not cause them to be treated as throw-away.

I. All monies collected by a store for reusable bags under this chapter will be retained by the store. (Ord. 1030 § 2(5), 2018; Ord. 996 § 2, 2014)