Indiana preempts local restrictions on plastic straws under its auxiliary container law, allowing restaurants and retailers to provide single-use straws without municipal limits.
Plastic straws fall within the definition of auxiliary containers preempted by IC 13-30-9.5-3, which prevents local governments from prohibiting, taxing, or restricting their sale or distribution. Indiana cities cannot adopt ordinances requiring upon-request-only straw service or banning plastic straws outright. State law leaves food service establishments and retailers free to offer single-use straws while voluntary measures and federal accessibility considerations under the ADA continue to apply. Solid waste management remains regulated under IC 13-20.
Local ordinances restricting plastic straws are unenforceable; affected businesses may challenge them as preempted by state law.
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Anderson, IN
Anderson's Water Pollution Control Utility runs a Yard and Garden Recycling Center at 2000 W. Eighth St. that beneficially reuses brush, leaves, and grass. H...
Anderson, IN
Anderson publishes no ordinance banning artificial turf, so synthetic lawns are generally allowed on residential property. Installation may still need to mee...
Anderson, IN
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Anderson, IN
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Anderson, IN
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Anderson, IN
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