A proposed ordinance regulating plastic bags in Queen Anne’s County drew community members to the Queen Anne’s County Commissioners on May 13 to voice their opinions. The Star Democrat reports if enacted, the county ordinance would require customers to bring their own bags to retail locations and prohibit establishments from providing plastic carryout bags. Additionally, it would impose a fee of at least 10 cents on each paper bag and reusable carryout bag provided to a customer. Environmental groups such as Queen Anne’s Conservation Association, ShoreRivers, Plastic Free QAC, and the Chesapeake Watershed Semester at the Gunston School highlighted the excess of plastic bags as a major source of litter and its detrimental effects on health, wildlife, and the environment.