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<section number="19-163" name="Definitions" law="code" slug="sec-19-163" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_19PO_DIV9PLBARE_S19-163DE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this Division, the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Department means the Prince George's County Department of the Environment.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Director means the Prince George's County Director of the Department of the Environment or their designee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Food Service Facility has the meaning stated in § 21-301 of the Health - General Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="A">
        <text>Plastic Carryout Bag means a plastic bag that is provided by a retail establishment to a customer at the point of sale and is not a reusable carryout bag.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>Plastic Carryout Bag includes a compostable plastic bag that meets the specifications of the American Society of Testing and Materials International Standard Specification for Compostable Plastics D6400.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>Plastic Carryout Bag does not include: a plastic bag used to:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>package bulk items, including fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains, candy, or small hardware items;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>contain or wrap frozen foods, meat, or fish, whether prepackaged or not;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>contain or wrap flowers, potted plants, or other damp items;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iv">
          <text>contain unwrapped prepared foods or bakery goods;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="v">
          <text>protect suits, dresses, and formal wear, and bags used to protect dry cleaning; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="vi">
          <text>take live fish, insects, mollusks, or crustaceans away from the retail establishment.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Retail Establishment means a store, a food service facility, or any other establishment that provides bags to its customers as a result of the sale of a product, or service whether for-profit or not-for-profit.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Reusable Carryout Bag means a bag with stitched handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and is made of:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>cloth or other washable fabric; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>a durable material suitable for multiple re-use that is not made of plastic film.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
