27-2907 – Department Responsibilities.
* § 27-2907. Department responsibilities. 1. No later than June first, two thousand fifteen, the department shall maintain on its website information regarding the collection and proper management of out-of-service mercury thermostats in the state. The information shall include the following: (a) a description of the collection programs established under this section; (b) a report […]
27-2703*2 – Public Information on the Disposal of Drugs.
* § 27-2703. Public information on the disposal of drugs. 1. The department in consultation with the department of health, shall develop and implement a public information program on the proper disposal of drugs pursuant to this title. Such public information program shall include information on the proper storage and disposal of drugs, and on […]
27-2801 – Definitions.
§ 27-2801. Definitions. As used in this title: 1. “Exempt bag” means a bag: (a) used solely to contain or wrap uncooked meat, fish, or poultry; (b) bags used by a customer solely to package bulk items such as fruits, vegetables, grains, or candy; (c) bags used solely to contain food sliced or prepared to […]
27-2803 – Plastic Carryout Bag Ban.
§ 27-2803. Plastic carryout bag ban. 1. No person required to collect tax shall distribute any plastic carryout bags to its customers unless such bags are exempt bags as defined in subdivision one of section 27-2801 of this title. 2. No person required to collect tax shall prevent a person from using a bag of […]
27-2805 – Paper Carryout Bag Reduction Fee.
§ 27-2805. Paper carryout bag reduction fee. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any city and any county, other than a county wholly within such a city, acting through its local legislative body, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing a paper […]
27-2807 – Violations.
§ 27-2807. Violations. 1. Any person required to collect tax who violates any provision of section 27-2803 of this title shall receive a warning notice for the first such violation. A person required to collect tax shall be liable to the state of New York for a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for […]
27-2619 – Preemption.
§ 27-2619. Preemption. Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to electronic waste recycling, including but not limited to the obligations of manufacturers, retailers, electronic waste collection sites, electronic waste consolidation facilities and electronic waste recycling facilities with respect to electronic waste recycling, is, by this title, vested exclusively in the state. Any provision of any local […]
27-2621 – Disposition of Fees.
§ 27-2621. Disposition of fees. All fees and charges collected pursuant to this title shall be deposited into the environmental protection fund established pursuant to section ninety-two-s of the state finance law.
27-2701 – Definitions.
* § 27-2701. Definitions. As used in this title: 1. “Compostable plastic bag” means a plastic bag that at a minimum meets the American Society for Testing and Materials standard D6400 for compostable plastic, as amended. 2. “Manufacturer” means the producer of a plastic carryout bag or film plastic sold to a store or the […]
27-2703 – Store Operator Responsibilities.
* § 27-2703. Store operator responsibilities. 1. The operator of a store shall establish an at-store recycling program pursuant to the provisions of this title that provides an opportunity for a customer of the store to return to the store clean plastic carryout bags and film plastic. 2. A retail establishment that does not meet […]