Florida Statute 403.7033 preempts the regulation of disposable plastic bags by local governments, prohibiting cities and counties from enacting bans or fees on retailers pending a legislative review that has not occurred.
Section 403.7033, Florida Statutes, directs the Department of Environmental Protection to study disposable plastic bags and submit recommendations to the Legislature. Until the Legislature adopts the recommendations, no local government may enact any rule, regulation, or ordinance regarding the use, disposition, sale, prohibition, restriction, or tax of such bags. The Legislature has not enacted authorizing legislation, so plastic bag bans, paper-bag fees, and similar measures by cities and counties remain preempted. Florida courts have invalidated local bag-fee programs (e.g., Coral Gables) on this basis. Statewide solid waste rules under Chapter 403 still apply.
Local plastic bag ordinances are void and unenforceable; affected retailers and the state may seek declaratory and injunctive relief.
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