A.
Business establishments shall charge a fee of not less than $0.05
for each carry-out bag provided to any person. Monies collected by
a business establishment shall be retained by the business establishment.
B.
No business establishment shall charge a fee for an exempt bag.
C.
All business establishments that provide carry-out bags to customers
shall provide such bags free of charge for items purchased by any
person using the New York State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) or New York State Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), as full or partial payment.
D.
No business establishment shall charge a fee or prevent a customer
from using a bag of any kind that they have brought for the purpose
of carrying-goods from such business establishment.
All business establishments shall post one or more signs at
or near points of sale located in such establishments to notify customers
of the provisions of this chapter.
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to promulgate
rules and regulations to administer and enforce the provisions of
this chapter.
Beginning on April 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Director
of Public Works, or any other person designated by the Board of Trustees,
shall prepare an annual recycling report that includes information
on the progress of single-use carry-out bag reduction, which shall
include:
A.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any business establishment
to provide a carry-out bag to a customer in violation of any provision
of this chapter.
B.
For the first offense of this chapter, the Village may issue a notice
of violation.
C.
The second violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine
not to exceed $100.
D.
The third or subsequent violation of this chapter shall be punishable
by a fine not to exceed $200 for each such violation. Any local law
or provision of the Code of the Village of Sea Cliff in conflict with
this chapter is hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, except
that such repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment
of any person for any act done or committed in violation of such local
law, ordinance or resolution prior to the effective date of this chapter.
