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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Council of the County of Kauai will hold a
public hearing on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at 1:30 p.m., or soon thereafter, at
the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Room 201, Historic County Building,
Lihu`e, on the following:
BILL NO. 2321
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW A'~ItG~~l,~,~
CHAPTER 22, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, RELATING TO PLASTIC
BAG REDUCTION
'09 JUL 27 ~k11 :25
This Bill proposes to amend Chapter 22 of the Kauai County Codd 1987, as
amended, by adding a new Article 19 relating to plastic bag reduction at retail
establishments. This Bill proposes the following: ~ ~' ~ ~~~ '-
•All retail establishments shall rovide onl rec clable ba s T; ~~ ~' e ~ ~~~•~`~~~`
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bags, and/or reusable bags atthe checkout stand. g ~~~~bi
• Retail establishments may offer checkout bags for sale to customers.
•Any person who violates this Article shall be subject to civil penalties.
• The County Engineer or designee will have primary responsibility for
enforcement of this Article.
All interested persons who wish to present their comments may do so at the
public hearing. Written testimonies prior to the hearing would be appreciated.
Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the Office of the County Clerk,
Council Services Division.
(The Council Committee or Council may amend this Bill at its subsequent
meetings. Meeting notices are posted at least 6 days in advance at the County
Clerk's Office and the public may also testify at any of these meetings.)
CERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
I hereby certify that the foregoing Bill No. 2321 was passed on first reading
and ordered to print by the Council of the County of Kauai at its meeting held on
July 22, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES: Bynum, Chang, Furfaro, Kaneshiro, Kawahara,
Asing
NOES: None
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: Kawakami
Lihu`e, Hawaii
July 23, 2009
TOTAL-6,
TOTAL-0,
TOTAL-1.
/s/ Peter A. Nakamura
County Clerk, County of Kauai
NOTE: SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND SIGN LANGUAGE
INTERPRETER AND INTERPRETERS FOR NON-ENGLISH
SPEAKING PERSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE, TO THE
COUNTY CLERK, 4396 RICE STREET, ROOM 206, LIHUE,
KAUAI. TELEPHONE NO. 241-6371.
(One publication -The Garden Island -July 30, 2009)