[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Camden as indicated in article
histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-23-1984]
Pursuant to Title 30 M.R.S.A. § 2151(3),[1] an ordinance for the regulation of parking and travel
by commercial haulers of trash, garbage and refuse on public ways
in the Town of Camden is hereby enacted. The purpose of this article
is to prevent litter on public ways of garbage, trash and refuse by
commercial haulers and to curtail parking in downtown areas of vehicles
loaded with unsightly and odorous trash, garbage or refuse.
[1]
Editor's Note: 30 M.R.S.A. § 2151 was repealed 2-26-1988
by Laws 1987, c. 583. See now 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3001 et seq.
A.
No commercial hauler of trash, garbage or refuse shall park a vehicle
used for the transportation of trash, garbage or refuse unattended
for more than 15 minutes in the downtown area of the Town of Camden
on a public way.
B.
For purposes of this article, the downtown area shall be considered
to be the following portions of the named streets: the portion of
downtown from the intersection of Elm Street and John Street to the
intersection of High Street and Sea Street; the portion of Chestnut
Street from the intersection of Elm Street and Chestnut Street to
the intersection of Chestnut Street and Limerock Street; the portion
of Bay View Street from the intersection of Main Street and Bay View
Street to the intersection of Bay View Street and Limerock Street;
all of Commercial Street; the Public Landing; the portion of Washington
Street from the intersection of Elm Street and Washington Street to
the intersection of Washington Street and Mechanic Street; the portion
of Mechanic Street from the intersection of Elm Street and Mechanic
Street to the intersection of Mechanic Street and Washington Street.
At all times when a vehicle carrying trash, garbage or refuse
is moving on a public way within the Town of Camden, a commercial
hauler shall cause that trash, garbage or refuse to be secured and
to be completely covered so that such trash, garbage or refuse does
not litter the roadway. The commercial hauler or any employee or agent
thereof shall assure that at all times no trash, garbage or refuse
is permitted to fall to the roadway during the operation of the vehicle
transporting that trash, garbage or refuse.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any corporation, partnership, firm, individual, or any other
business entity operating a business for the hauling and transporting
of trash, garbage and refuse for profit. A commercial hauler shall
be responsible for any actions of an employee or agent thereof in
connection with the commercial hauling of trash, garbage or refuse.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
article shall be fined not less than $100 or more than $250 for each
offense. All fines and penalties shall be recovered on complaint by
the Town before a court of competent jurisdiction to the use of the
municipality.
[Adopted 11-6-2018]
It is in the best interest of the citizens and visitors of Camden
to protect the environment and natural resources of Maine and our
Penobscot Bay region by encouraging the use of reusable bags and discouraging
the use of disposable, single-use, carryout bags. The Town through
its policies, programs and laws supports efforts to reduce the amount
of litter and waste that must be disposed of by supporting the state
waste management hierarchy to reduce, reuse, and recycle. The intent
is also to reduce the environmental impact of the manufacture and
transportation of single-use bags.
As used in this article, the following terms have the following
meanings:
Any bag without handles used exclusively to carry produce,
meats or other food items or merchandise to the point of sale inside
a store or to prevent such items from coming in direct contact with
other purchased items.
Any business of any size which sells goods directly to the
public.
A bag that meets the following criteria:
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;
Has a minimum lifetime of 75 uses;
Is at least four mils thick, if made from plastic; and
Has the capability of carrying a minimum of 18 pounds.
A bag other than a reusable bag, as defined above, provided
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 retail establishment. The term "single-use carryout bag" includes
plastic, compostable and biodegradable bags, paper bags, but does
not include reusable bags, dry-cleaning bags, produce bags, or product
bags provided by pharmacists to contain prescription drugs.
Any of the following retail establishments, excluding restaurants,
located within the Town of Camden, selling a variety of staple foodstuffs
(e.g., dairy, meat, produce, and other perishable or nonperishable
food items) located in a permanent building, operating year-round,
including but not limited to supermarkets, convenience stores, food
marts, drugstores, and grocery stores.
A.
Prohibition. Except as provided in this section, no retail establishment
as defined above shall provide a single-use carryout plastic bag to
a customer at the check stand, cash register or point of sale or other
point of departure for the purposes of transporting food or merchandise
out of the establishment.
B.
A store may make available for sale to a customer a single-use carryout
paper, compostable or biodegradable bag for a mandatory, uniform charge
of $0.10 per bag.
(1)
All monies collected by a store for the sale of single-use carryout
bags under this section may be used by the store for any lawful purpose.
(2)
All stores must post signage clearly indicating the per-bag charge
for paper, compostable or biodegradable single-use carryout bags.
(3)
Notwithstanding this section, no store may make available for sale
a paper, compostable or biodegradable single-use carryout bag unless
the amount of the sale of the single-use carryout bag is separately
itemized on the sale receipt.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit customers
from using bags of any type that customers bring to the store for
their own use or from carrying away from the store goods that are
not placed in a bag provided by the store.
A.
The Town Police Department or its designee shall have the primary
responsibility for enforcement of this article. If the Town Police
Department or its designee(s) determines that a violation of this
article has occurred, a written warning notice will be issued to the
store that the violation has occurred. Subsequent violations of this
article shall be subject to the penalties as set forth below.
B.
Violations of this article shall be punishable as follows:
