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CB-032-2023 AN ACT CONCERNING BETTER BAG BILL for the purpose of providing for legislative intent; defining certain terms; prohibiting, after a certain date, a retail establishment from [distributing] providing certain plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; establishing a minimum charge for certain paper and reusable carryout bags provided by a retail establishment, with certain exceptions; [providing for a certain exception;] providing for a certain prohibition on certain advertising; providing for a certain promotion; providing for certain information on a certain receipt; providing that certain signage [may] shall be posted regarding certain charges for paper and reusable carryout bags; providing for education and outreach; establishing a certain maximum civil penalty for a violation of this Division; establishing that the [distribution] provision of a certain number of plastic carryout bags at a single point of sale constitutes a single violation; establishing that the failure to charge the amount of money required under this Division for the provision of one or more paper or reusable carryout bags at a single point of sale is a single violation; prohibiting the imposition of a penalty under this Division unless certain conditions are met; providing for the oversight for the enforcement of this Division; providing for filing certain actions; providing for a certain waiver; providing for a certain report; providing for certain citations; permitting the Department of the Environment to adopt certain regulations; providing for the applicability of this Division; and generally relating to one-time use plastic carryout bags.