Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 27 > Title 27 - Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse and Recycling

• Film plastic: means uncontaminated non-rigid film plastic packaging products composed of plastic resins, which include, but are not limited to, newspaper bags, dry cleaning bags and shrink-wrap. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2701
• Manufacturer: means the producer of a plastic carryout bag or film plastic sold to a store or the manufacturer's agent or broker who sold the plastic carryout bag or film plastic to the store. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2701
• Operator: means a person in control of, or having daily responsibility for, the daily operation of a store, which may include, but is not limited to, the owner of the store. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2701
• Plastic carryout bag: means a plastic carryout bag provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2701
• Store: means a retail establishment that provides plastic carryout bags to its customers as a result of the sale of a product and (a) has over ten thousand square feet of retail space, or (b) such retail establishment is part of a chain engaged in the same general field of business which operates five or more units of over five thousand square feet of retail space in this state under common ownership and management. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 27-2701