Single-Use Items in Mesa, AZ (2026)
1 verified single-use items rules for Mesa, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Plastic Bag Rules
ARS Section 11-269.18, signed in 2015, prohibits Mesa and every other Arizona city or county from banning, taxing, or regulating single-use plastic bags or other auxiliary containers. Local fees on bags are also preempted.
Arizona Preempts Mesa Plastic Bag Bans
Few RestrictionsAriz. Rev. Stat. § 9-500.38 (Auxiliary Containers Preemption)
A city or town may not: 1. Impose a tax, fee, assessment, charge or return deposit on a consumer or an owner, operator or tenant of a business, commercial building or multifamily housing property for auxiliary containers. 2. Regulate the sale, use or disposition of auxiliary containers by an owner, operator or tenant of a business, commercial building or multifamily housing property. B. The reg...
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