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BILL INFORMATION
PG 403-26 Prince George’s County – Authority to Retain Fee for Single–Use and Reusable Bags
Requested By: County Council
Synopsis
FOR the purpose of authorizing Prince George’s County to retain, by local law, a portion of a certain fee that retail establishments in the county are required by local law to charge a customer for providing a single–use or reusable carryout bag; and generally relating to the use of fees for providing carryout bags to customers of retail establishments in Prince George’s County.