The Vermont Statutes Online
Title 10 : Conservation and Development
Chapter 159 : WASTE MANAGEMENT
Subchapter 005 : SINGLE-USE CARRYOUT BAGS; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOOD SERVICE PRODUCTS; SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS; AND SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STIRRERS
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 6698)-
[Section 6698 effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 6698. Inventory exception
A store or food service establishment shall not violate a prohibition under this subchapter regarding the provision of a carryout bag, single-use plastic straw, single-use stirrer, or expanded polystyrene food service product if the store or food service establishment:
(1) purchased the carryout bag, single-use plastic straw, single-use stirrer, or expanded polystyrene food service product prior to May 15, 2019; and
(2) provides the carryout bag, single-use plastic straw, single-use stirrer, or expanded polystyrene food service product to a consumer on or before July 1, 2021. (Added 2019, No. 69, § 2, eff. July 1, 2020.)
