{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prc-42283","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PRC § 42283","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.","path":["Public Resources Code - PRC","DIVISION 30. WASTE MANAGEMENT [40000. - 49654.]","PART 3. STATE PROGRAMS [42000. - 42999.7.]","CHAPTER 5.3. Single-Use Carryout Bags [42279. - 42288.]","ARTICLE 3. Single-Use Carryout Bags [42283. - 42284.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"16db612623336eb2ba534da2ca869e6c85d43575c64851f1877267a738388bf1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prc-42281.2","next":"us-ca/prc-42283.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}