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Bag Tax
On May 3, 2011 Montgomery County passed legislation (Bill 8-11) that places a five-cent charge on each paper or plastic carryout bag provided by retail establishments in the County to customers at the point of sale, pickup or delivery. Retailers retain 1 cent of each 5 cents for the bags they sell a customer. This dataset represents information that has been captured since this law went into effect. Update Frequency - Monthly
Complete Metadata
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
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}
|
| description | On May 3, 2011 Montgomery County passed legislation (Bill 8-11) that places a five-cent charge on each paper or plastic carryout bag provided by retail establishments in the County to customers at the point of sale, pickup or delivery. Retailers retain 1 cent of each 5 cents for the bags they sell a customer. This dataset represents information that has been captured since this law went into effect. Update Frequency - Monthly |
| distribution |
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|
| identifier | https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/api/views/xnjh-vgc4 |
| issued | 2016-10-27 |
| keyword |
[
"bag",
"paper",
"plastic",
"shoppingbag",
"tax"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/d/xnjh-vgc4 |
| modified | 2026-02-01 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "data.montgomerycountymd.gov",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"Finance/Tax/Property"
]
|
| title | Bag Tax |
