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Martinez adopts amended carryout-bag ordinance to align with new state law
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance No. 1481 to amend Martinez Municipal Code Chapter 8.23, removing thick plastic reusable bags and aligning local rules with state laws (SB 1046 and SB 1053); staff clarified the 10–25¢ bag charge applies to retail/state‑regulated stores, not restaurants.
The Martinez City Council voted Feb. 4 to waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1481, amending municipal code chapter 8.23 to retitle it "Carryout and Precheckout Bags" and to align the city's bag rules with recent state law.
Carrie Rivers, management analyst in the community and economic development department, told council the changes remove thick reusable plastic bags from the allowed carryout bags list and align local…
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