Statute · California Public Resources Code
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42283 — Single-Use Carryout Bags
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42283
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Public Resources Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2026-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a store shall not provide, distribute, or sell a carryout bag at the point of sale.
Citator
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42283 — Single-Use Carryout Bags is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a store shall not provide, distribute, or sell a carryout bag at the point of sale.
(b) (1) A store may make available for purchase at the point of sale a recycled paper bag but shall not sell a recycled paper bag for less than ten cents ($0.10) in order to ensure that the cost of providing a recycled paper bag is not subsidized by a consumer who does not require that bag.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, a store that makes recycled paper bags available for purchase at the point of sale shall provide a recycled paper bag at no cost at the point of sale to a customer using a payment card or voucher issued by the California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 123275) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code or an electronic benefit transfer card issued pursuant to Section 10072 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) A store may provide at the point of sale a carryout bag that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 42280.
(d) A store shall not require a customer to use, purchase, or accept a recycled paper bag or a compostable bag as a condition of sale of any product.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.