Jackson cannot ban or tax plastic carryout bags. Mississippi Code §17-17-3, enacted in 2018, preempts cities and counties from regulating auxiliary containers including plastic bags, foam containers, and similar packaging used by retailers.
Mississippi Code Annotated §17-17-3 was amended in 2018 to bar any local ordinance regulating the use, sale, distribution, or disposition of auxiliary containers, defined broadly to include plastic bags, paper bags, boxes, cups, bottles, and similar packaging. The preemption blocks Jackson from adopting bag bans, fees, or thickness mandates the way coastal cities like New Orleans or Santa Monica have. Jackson can still regulate litter generally, encourage voluntary recycling, and pursue education campaigns, but cannot mandate retailer behavior on plastic bags. Any local ordinance attempting such regulation would be void on its face. Statewide change requires action by the Mississippi Legislature in Jackson at the Capitol.
Not applicable. No local ordinance can enforce a plastic bag rule because state preemption voids any such measure as a matter of law.
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