[HISTORY: Adopted by the 5-13-2019 Annual Town Meeting, Art. 62. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Effective September 1, 2020, the procurement by the Town of Orleans of either water or any other beverage in plastic containers of any size is prohibited, and the sale of water or any beverage in plastic containers is prohibited on Town property.
B. 
Any Town department when engaged in public safety operations shall be exempt from this bylaw.
C. 
In the event of a declaration (by Emergency Management Director, or other duly-authorized Town, commonwealth, or United States official) of an emergency affecting the availability and/or quality of drinking water for Orleans residents, the Town shall be exempt from this bylaw until seven (7) calendar days after such declaration has ended.
[Added 10-31-2020 STM by Art. 41]
A. 
Sale of single-use plastic water bottles. Effective on September 1, 2021, it shall be unlawful to sell non-carbonated, unflavored drinking water in single-use plastic bottles of less than one gallon in the Town of Orleans. Enforcement of this regulation will begin September 1, 2021.
B. 
Definitions. A single-use plastic bottle is a beverage container made from any type of plastic resin.
C. 
Exemptions. Sales or distribution of non-carbonated, unflavored drinking water in single-use plastic bottles occurring subsequent to a declaration of emergency (by the Emergency Management Director or other duly authorized Town, County, Commonwealth or Federal official) affecting the availability and/or quality of drinking water to residents of the Town shall be exempt from this bylaw until seven days after the declaration has ended.
D. 
Enforcement.
(1) 
Enforcement of this article shall be the responsibility of the Board of Health or its designee. The Board of Health shall determine the inspection process to be followed, incorporating the process into other Town duties as appropriate. Any establishment conducting sales in violation of this article shall be subject to a non-criminal disposition fine as specified in MGL c. 40, § 21D. The following penalties apply:
(a) 
First violation: Written warning.
(b) 
Second violation: $150 fine.
(c) 
Third and subsequent violations: $300 fine.
(2) 
Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation, incurring additional fines.
(3) 
Any such fines collected shall be payable to the Town of Orleans.
(4) 
All businesses will be routinely inspected until the Board of Health deems the inspection to no longer be required.