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PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION DRAFT FROM COUNCILOR ZELENKA ORDINANCE NO. _____ AN ORDINANCE ENCOURAGING THE USE OF REUSABLE BAGS, BANNING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAGS, AND ADDING SECTIONS 6.850, 6.855, 6.860, AND 6.865 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 6.850, 6.855, 6.860, and 6.865 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are added to provide as follows: 6.850 Plastic Bag Use - Definitions. For purposes of sections 6.850 to 6.865 of this code, the following words and phrases mean: ASTM standard. The current American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)'s International current D-6400. Carryout bag. Any bag that is provided by a retail establishment at the point of sale to a customer for use to transport or carry away purchases, such as merchandise, goods or food, from the retail establishment. “Carryout bag” does not include: (a) Bags used by consumers inside retail establishments to: 1. Package bulk items, such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains, candy or small hardware items; 2. Contain or wrap frozen foods, meat, fish, whether packaged or not; 3. Contain or wrap flowers, potted plants, or other items where dampness may be a problem; 4. Contain unwrapped prepared foods or bakery goods; or 5. Pharmacy prescription bags; (b) Newspaper bags, door-hanger bags, laundry-dry cleaning bags, or bags sold in packages containing multiple bags intended for use as garbage waste, pet waste, or yard waste bags; (c) Product bags. City sponsored event. Any event organized or sponsored by the city or any department of the city. Customer. Any person obtaining goods from a retail establishment or from a vendor. Food provider. Any person in the city that provides prepared food for public consumption on or off its premises and includes, without limitation, any retail establishment, shop, sales outlet, restaurant, grocery store, delicatessen, or catering truck or vehicle. Ordinance - Page 1 of 3