The Maryland Plastic Bag Reduction Act of 2024 prohibits retailers from providing thin plastic carryout bags at the point of sale statewide.
Maryland's Plastic Bag Reduction Act, codified in the Environment Article, bans retail establishments from distributing single-use plastic carryout bags at checkout. Reusable bags meeting durability and thickness standards remain allowed, and paper bags may be offered, often with a per-bag charge enacted by local jurisdictions. Restaurants, grocers, and convenience stores are covered, while exemptions exist for produce, meat, bulk goods, prescription, and dry-cleaning bags. Local jurisdictions like Baltimore City and Montgomery County had earlier bag bans that remain in effect alongside the state law.
Civil penalties for retailers distributing prohibited bags can reach $500 per day and are enforced by local jurisdictions and the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park sets residential decibel limits at 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime under Ordinance 2002-35. If ambient noise already exceeds these thresholds...
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park adopts Montgomery County construction noise standards (MoCo Code 31B-6) by reference. Weekday construction is allowed 7 AM to 5 PM at up to 75 dB...
Takoma Park, MD
Outdoor music in Takoma Park must comply with 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime limits. Events with amplified outdoor music require a temporary waiver requ...
Takoma Park, MD
Under Chapter 14.12 Section 9, no person may allow a dog or other animal to persistently, habitually, or continuously bark, howl, or yelp causing a noise dis...
Takoma Park, MD
Industrial and commercial noise in Takoma Park must meet the same residential decibel limits as all other sources: 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime at the...
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park has among the strictest leaf blower rules in the DC metro. The city noise ordinance (Ch. 14.12, Sec. 8) caps all leaf blowers at 70 dBA at 50 fee...
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