Short title

        1. These regulations may be cited as the Plastic Retail Bag Regulations .

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Definitions

        2. In these regulations                   

             (a)  "plastic retail bag" means a bag made of plastic, including biodegradable plastic or compostable plastic but does not include a reusable retail bag;

             (b)  "retailer" means a person who sells or offers to sell goods to the public; and  

             (c)  "reusable retail bag" means a bag

                      (i)  primarily made of cloth or washable fabric, and

                     (ii)  designed and manufactured to be capable of at least 100 uses.

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Prohibition

        3. A retailer shall not sell or provide a plastic retail bag to a person.                           

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Exemptions

        4. (1) Section 3 does not apply to a bag used to

             (a)  package fruit, vegetables, candy, grains, nuts and other loose bulk food items;

             (b)  package meat, poultry or fish, whether pre-packaged or not;

             (c)  wrap flowers or potted plants;

             (d)  protect prepared foods or bakery goods that are not pre-packaged;                  

             (e)  transport live fish;

             (f)  protect newspapers or printed material left at a person's residence or place of business;

             (g)  protect clothes after professional laundering or dry cleaning; or

             (h)  protect used tires taken off vehicles and placed in a person's vehicle.

             (2)  Section 3 does not limit or restrict the sale of bags, including plastic bags, intended for use at a person's home or business, that are sold in packages of multiple bags.              

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Commencement

        5. These regulations come into force on October 1, 2020.

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