City of Brigantine, NJ
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2022-12-21
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 210 Mercantile Businesses
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Article V Single-Use Carryout Bags
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration
- Ch 5 Arts and Cultural Commission
- Ch 6 Brigantine Beach Committee
- Ch 7 Claims Approval and Payment
- Ch 12 Contracts
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Defender, Public
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Economic Development Committee
- Ch 22 Economic Development, Tourism And Special Events Advisory Committee
- Ch 23 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 Ethics
- Ch 29 (Reserved)
- Ch 30 Golf Course Advisory Committee
- Ch 35 (Reserved)
- Ch 39 Garden Club Advisory Board
- Ch 45 Payroll Procedures
- Ch 48 Personnel Policies
- Ch 51 Police
- Ch 55 (Reserved)
- Ch 56 Records, Public
- Ch 58 Retirement
- Ch 61 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 65 Sustainable Brigantine Green Team
- Ch 71 (Reserved)
- Ch 77 Ward Commission
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 85 Affordable Housing
- Ch 87 Alarm Systems
- Ch 91 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 95 Amusement Games
- Ch 98 Bamboo
- Ch 101 Beach and Dune Protection
- Ch 105 Beaches and Recreational Areas
- Ch 111 Boats
- Ch 115 Brush, Weeds and Other Debris
- Ch 119 Building Construction
- Ch 123 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 127 Bulkheads
- Ch 130 Cafes, Outdoor
- Ch 131 (Reserved)
- Ch 134 Certificate of Land Use Compliance
- Ch 137 Checks, Insufficient Funds for
- Ch 141 Condominium Services
- Ch 143 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 144 Dumpsters
- Ch 147 Curfew
- Ch 150 Development Fees
- Ch 153 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 159 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 162 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 165 Excavations
- Ch 168 Firearms
- Ch 169 (Reserved)
- Ch 170 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 175 Fire Prevention
- Ch 178 (Reserved)
- Ch 181 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 184 Fowl
- Ch 185 Games of Chance
- Ch 186 Garage Sales
- Ch 187 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 190 Golf Course, Miniature
- Ch 198 Land Use
- Ch 202 Laser Pointers
- Ch 204 Littering
- Ch 210 Mercantile Businesses
- Ch 210 Art V Single-Use Carryout Bags
- § 210-50 Definitions.
- § 210-51 Single-use carryout bags prohibited.
- § 210-52 Exceptions to prohibition.
- § 210-53 Enforcement.
- § 210-54 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 214 Newspaper Vending Machines
- Ch 216 Noise
- Ch 220 Nuisances
- Ch 224 Numbering of Buildings and Property
- Ch 230 Parades and Assemblies
- Ch 234 Parking Lots
- Ch 235 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 236 Political Contributions
- Ch 237 Property, Abandoned
- Ch 238 Property Maintenance
- Ch 241 Recreational Facilities
- Ch 242 Recycling
- Ch 246 Rental Property
- Ch 248 Roller Skates, Skateboards and Scooters
- Ch 250 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 252 Sewers
- Ch 253 (Reserved)
- Ch 254 Shopping Carts, Abandoned
- Ch 256 Signs
- Ch 257 Smoking
- Ch 258 Stormwater Management
- Ch 259 Storm Sewers
- Ch 260 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 264 Structures, Moving of
- Ch 270 Taxicabs
- Ch 272 Telecommunications Towers and Facilities
- Ch 274 Tennis Courts, Municipal
- Ch 278 Towing
- Ch 284 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 290 Water
- Ch 292 Watercraft, Personal
- Appendix
- Ch A301 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 9-5-2018 by Ord. No. 21-2018]
The following words, phrases and terms, as used in this article, are hereby defined for the purpose thereof as follows:
A bag, sheet, or receptacle produced or manufactured from material commonly known as "plastic" or "polyethylene" provided by a commercial establishment at the point of sale for customers to carry their goods and/or products out of the premises.
Any business required to obtain a mercantile license pursuant to Chapter 210. This includes, but is not limited to, drug stores, pharmacies, grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience food stores, food marts or restaurants that provide carryout bags to consumers in which to place items purchased or obtained at such establishment.
A bag that is designed and manufactured to withstand repeated uses over a period of time, is machine washable or made from a material that can be cleaned and disinfected regularly, is at least 2.25 mil thick if made from cotton or polyester or other fabric, has a minimum lifetime of 75 uses, and is capable of carrying a minimum of 18 pounds.
Any carryout bag that is not a reusable carryout bag, except that "single-use carryout bag" shall not include any nonhandled bag intended to separate and prevent an item from damaging or contaminating another item.
It shall be unlawful for any commercial establishment to provide single-use carryout bags to any customer or individual for the purpose of transporting products or goods out of the business or store, except as otherwise provided in this article.
Single-use carryout bags may be provided by a commercial establishment in the following circumstances:
A.
Any single-use carryout bag which is a maximum of 11 inches by 17 inches, without handles, provided for the customer to:
B.
Any single-use carryout bag provided for the purposes of transporting any live or previously live and now frozen substance used to attract and catch fish and/or crabs.
C.
A forty-inch dry cleaner poly garment bag.
The City Licensing Officer shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this article.
Any commercial establishment who violates any provision of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $5 and not more than $500 for each individual violation.
