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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 408
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. Establishes a recycling program in certain stores for
plastic carryout bags. (2/3-CA7s2.1(A)) (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 30:2563(4) and 2567, relative to environmental regulatory innovations2
programs; to require certain stores that use plastic carryout bags in the sale of goods3
to establish a recycling program; to allow customers to return plastic carryout bags4
to stores for recycling; to provide for penalties, terms, and conditions; and to provide5
for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 30:2563(4) and 2567 are hereby enacted to read as follows:8
§2563. Definitions9
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them10
in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:11
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(4) "Store" means a retail establishment offering a full line of groceries,13
meat, and produce with at least forty-five thousand square feet of retail space14
that provides plastic carryout bags to its customers in conjunction with the sale15
of goods.16
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§2567. Plastic carryout bag recycling program1
A. All stores shall establish an at-store plastic carryout bag recycling2
program that provides an opportunity for a customer of the store to return3
clean plastic carryout bags to such store.4
B. All stores participating in the plastic carryout bag recycling program5
shall place a collection bin in each store that is visible and easily accessible to6
the customers.7
C. The regulation of plastic bags is preempted by this Section. No8
municipality, parish, or local government entity, shall enact ordinances, law, or9
regulations regarding plastic carryout bags that in any way affect the recycling10
of plastic carryout bags, including but not limited to bans or fees.11
D. Any store found to be in violation of this Section may be liable for a12
civil penalty to be assessed by the secretary in an amount of not more than five13
hundred dollars for a first violation, not more than one thousand dollars for a14
second violation, or not more than two thousand dollars for a third or any15
subsequent violation.16
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Heyward Jeffers.
DIGEST
Walsworth (SB 408)
Proposed law provides for the definition of a store.
Proposed law requires stores that provide plastic carryout bags to its customers to establish
an at-store plastic carryout bag recycling program.
Proposed law provides for the following penalties for stores failing to comply with the
requirements of proposed law: $500 for the first violation, $1,000 for the second violation,
or $2,000 for a third or any subsequent violation.
Proposed law provides for preemption in the area of plastic carryout bags.
Proposed law provides that no municipality, parish, or local governmental entity can enact
ordinances, laws, or regulations regarding plastic carryout bags that in any way affect the
recycling of plastic carryout bags.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 30:2563(4) and 2567)