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5.86.020 SINGLE-USE CARRY-OUT BAG.

(a) No retail establishment shall provide a single-use carry-out bag to a customer at the check stand, cash register, point of sale or other point of departure for the purpose of transporting food or merchandise out of the establishment except as provided in this section.

(b) On or before December 31, 2014, a retail establishment may make available for sale to a customer a recycled paper bag or a reusable bag for a minimum charge of $0.10.

(c) On or after January 1, 2015, a retail establishment may make available for sale to a customer a recycled paper bag or reusable bag for a minimum charge of $0.25.

(d) Notwithstanding this section, no retail establishment may make available for sale a recycled paper bag or a reusable bag unless the amount of the sale of such bag is separately itemized on the sale receipt.

(e) A retail establishment may provide one or more recycled paper bags at no cost to any of the following individuals; a customer participating in the California Special Supplement Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 123275) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code; a customer participating in the Supplemental Food Program pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 15500) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code; and a customer participating in CalFresh pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code.