(a) Effective January 1, 2011, all Town Grocers shall implement the requirements of the Town’s Advanced Recovery Fee (ARF) as set forth below in Section 7-7-40. Except for the limited period of time between January 1, 2011 and March 1, 2011 for the continued use of Disposable Plastic Bags as set forth below in Section 7-7-30, effective January 1, 2011 all Town Grocers shall only offer either a Reusable Carryout Bag or a Permitted Paper Bag to a consumer with such Permitted Paper Bag offered to a customer provided the Grocer is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the ARF.

(b) Violation of the requirements set forth in this section shall subject the offending Person and/or Business to the penalties set forth below in Section 7-7-70. (Ord. 1340, 2010)