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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter 9-4100, entitled "
Single-Use Bags," to regulate the use of
single-use bags and to establish a fee for the consumer use of
single-use bags when purchasing food or other products, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.
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CHAPTER 9-4100.
SINGLE-USE BAGS.
ยง9-4101. Definitions.
(1) "Department" shall mean the Department of Licenses and Inspections or such other agency as the Mayor may designate.
(2) "Farmers' Market" means an outdoor market place where farmers set up temporary, occasional stands and sell their products directly to customers.
(3) "Recycling Container" means a box or other container for customers to deposit plastic bags to be recycled.
(4) "Retail Establishment" means a place, indoor or outdoor, where food or other products are offered to the public for sale, including the following: supermarket, convenience store, shop, service station, department store, clothing store, restaurant, food truck, or farmers' market.
(5) "Reusable Bag" means a bag or container designed and manufactured for multiple reuses. A Reusable Bag can be composed of a number of materials, including, but not limited to: cloth or fiber, treated grain bag, wire, or natural basket. A Reusable Bag must have a minimum lifetime of 125 uses, meaning the capability of carrying a minimum of 22 pounds 125 times over a distance of at least 175 feet. If made of plastic, the Reusable Bag must be made of a durable material, with handles, and at least three thousandths of an inch thick.
(6) "
Single-Use Bag" means a bag - other than a Reusable Bag - of...
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