FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
Shall mean any operation, including without limitation schools,
farmers markets and other public venues, that stores, prepares, packages,
serves, vends or otherwise provides food for human consumption. Any
establishment requiring a permit to operate in accordance with the
State Food Code, 105 CMR 590.000 et seq., shall be considered a food
establishment for the purposes of this bylaw.
PLASTIC STRAW and PLASTIC STIRRER
Shall mean any single-use plastic straw or plastic stirrer,
including but not limited to those made from polyethylene, polypropylene,
and polystyrene.
PUBLIC VENUES
Shall mean operations, including but not limited to meeting
halls, churches, schools, Town buildings and offices.
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT
Shall mean any commercial business facility that sells goods
directly to consumers, including but not limited to grocery stores,
pharmacies, liquor stores, convenience stores, retail stores and vendors
selling clothing, food, and personal items, dry cleaning services,
theaters and all other food service establishments.
Plastic straws and plastic stirrers shall not be used, dispensed,
or sold by any food establishments or any retail establishment within
the Town of Dennis on or after January 1, 2022. Any stock remaining
after that date shall be accepted for disposal free of charge, through
January 31, 2023, at the Dennis Transfer Station.
In order to provide accessibility options for persons with disabilities
and medical requirements, any beverage provider may, upon request
and if immediately available at the beverage provider's current location,
make plastic beverage straws available to any person with physical
or medical needs. Medical packaging and medically required usage are
exempted from this bylaw, provided that no reasonable alternatives
are available. No beverage provider shall require proof of disability
or need to receive a plastic beverage straw.
If any provision of this bylaw is declared invalid or unenforceable,
the other provisions shall not be affected thereby;