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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
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "svc dmesb", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:no-reply@data.montgomerycountymd.gov" } |
| 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 |
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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 | 2026-07-01 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "data.montgomerycountymd.gov", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| theme |
[ "Finance/Tax/Property" ] |
| title | Bag Tax |
