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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA THIRD SPECIAL SESSION, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-98, C.D.1 P.C.

NO.

21-211 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-76 AN ACT To prohibit the importation of one-time-use disposable Styrofoam and plastic food service items, and plastic shopping bags, by enacting a new chapter 4 of title 25 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Title 25 of the Code of the Federated States of 2 Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, is hereby further amended by 3 enacting a new chapter 4 entitled: “Prohibition on the importation 4 of one-time-use disposable Styrofoam and plastic food service 5 items and plastic shopping bags.” 6 Section 2.
Title 25 of the Code of the Federated States of 7 Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, is hereby further amended by 8 enacting a new section 401 of chapter 4 to read as follows: “Section 401.

It shall be unlawful for a person to import one-time-use disposable Styrofoam and plastic food service items, such as: plates, cups and eating utensils, and plastic shopping bags.” Section 3.
Title 25 of the Code of the Federated States of 14 Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, is hereby further amended by 15 enacting a new section 402 of chapter 4 to read as follows: 16 17 18 “Section 402.

Nothing in this section shall prevent a person from importing reusable or recycled Styrofoam or plastic food service items, or plastic shopping bags.” CBL 21-103 P.C.

NO.

21-211 PUBLIC LAW NO.

21-76 CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO.

21-98, C.D.1 1 Section 4.


Title 25 of the Code of the Federated States of 2 Micronesia (Annotated), hereby amended, is hereby further amended 3 by enacting a new section 403 of chapter 4 to read as follows: “Section 403.

For the purposes of this section, an immigration or customs officer may at all reasonable times and based on reasonable suspicion seize and destroy any items prohibited under this chapter.” Section 5.
The provisions of Section 2 of this act shall 9 become effective on July 1, 2020.

10 Section 6.

This act shall become law upon the approval by 11 the President of the Federated States of Micronesia or its 12 becoming law without such approval February 7, 2020 /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo President Federated States of Micronesia 2 of 2