{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-459a.755","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 459A.755","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this section and ORS 459A.757 and 459A.759:\n      (1) “Garment bag” means a large bag that incorporates a hanger on which garments may be hung to prevent wrinkling during travel or storage.\n      (2) “Local provision” means a charter provision, ordinance, resolution or other provision adopted by a city, county or other local government, as defined in ORS 174.116.\n      (3) “Nonwood renewable fiber” means plant-based fiber other than fiber derived from a tree.\n      (4) “Recycled paper checkout bag” means a paper bag that contains:\n      (a) At least 40 percent post-consumer recycled fiber;\n      (b) At least 40 percent nonwood renewable fiber; or\n      (c) A combination of post-consumer recycled fiber and nonwood renewable fiber that totals at least 40 percent.\n      (5) “Restaurant” means an establishment where the primary business is the preparation of food or drink:\n      (a) For consumption by the public;\n      (b) In a form or quantity that is consumable then and there, whether or not it is consumed within the confines of the place where prepared; or\n      (c) In consumable form for consumption outside the place where prepared.\n      (6) “Retail establishment” means a store that sells or offers for sale goods at retail and that is not a restaurant.\n      (7) “Reusable fabric checkout bag” means a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and is made of cloth or other machine-washable fabric.\n      (8) “Reusable plastic checkout bag” means a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and is made of durable plastic that is at least four mils thick.\n      (9)(a) “Single-use checkout bag” means a bag made of paper, plastic or any other material that is provided by a retail establishment to a customer at the time of checkout, and that is not a recycled paper checkout bag, a reusable fabric checkout bag or a reusable plastic checkout bag.\n      (b) “Single-use checkout bag” does not mean:\n      (A) A bag that is provided by a retail establishment to a customer at a time other than the time of checkout, including but not limited to bags provided to:\n      (i) Package bulk items such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains, greeting cards or small hardware items, including nails, bolts or screws;\n      (ii) Contain or wrap frozen food, meat, fish, flowers, a potted plant or another item for the purpose of addressing dampness or sanitation;\n      (iii) Contain unwrapped prepared food or a bakery good; or\n      (iv) Contain a prescription drug;\n      (B) A newspaper bag, door hanger bag, garment bag, laundry bag or dry cleaning bag; or\n      (C) A bag sold in a package containing multiple bags for uses such as food storage, garbage containment or pet waste collection.","path":["13 - Housing, Games, Environment","36A. Housing; Lottery and Games; Environment","Chapter 459A — Reuse and Recycling"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors459A.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:14Z","sha256":"37bd6525374e7554101ff7cb123709bb45d5aaa27079bfb2177266fee3878331","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-459a.754","next":"us-or/ors-459a.757"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}