ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. Chapter 11-4 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language struck-through and inserting the language underscored, as follows:
ARTICLE XXIII. RESERVED SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND POLYSTYRENE BAN
11 -4-4000 Reserved Definitions. As used in this Article XXIII:
"Chain store organization" means (1) three or more stores having common ownership or control, or (2) anv store, regardless of ownership, that is part of a franchise.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health of the Citv of Chicago.
"Common ownership or control" means a business owned or controlled by the same person, persons, or entity, or bv separate entities in which anv shareholder, partner, member, or family member, as that term is defined in Section 4-284-020. of an investor of the entity owns ten percent (10%) or more of the interest in the property.
"Compostable" means a product that has been certified bv the Biodegradable Products Institute ("BPI") or other independent, testing organization approved bv the Commissioner, as evidenced bv the presence on the bag of the BPI Commercial Logo or other logo approved bv the Commissioner, indicating that the bag is "commercially compostable" or "compostable in an industrial composting facility".
"Compostable plastic bag" means anv bio-plastic bag that (1) when placed with other biodegradable or decaying natural materials will be broken down into simple organic components by biological processes, and (2) meets the current American Society for Testing and Materials ("ASTM") D6400 Standard Specification for Compostable Plastics, and (3) is compostable.
"Customer" means any person purchasing goods from a store.
"Operator" means the person in control of, or having the responsibility for, the operation of a chain store organization, which mav include, but is not limited to. the owner of the chain store organization.
"Post-consumer recycled material" means a material that would otherwise be destined for solid waste d...
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