Tennessee preempts local plastic straw bans through the auxiliary-container statute, T.C.A. § 7-51-2002, leaving straw distribution unregulated at the municipal level.
T.C.A. § 7-51-2001 to -2002 covers single-use straws within its broad auxiliary-container definition. Tennessee cities and counties may not ban, restrict, or impose fees on plastic straws or dictate straws-on-request service. Restaurants may provide straws automatically or by request as a business decision. The statute reflects state policy favoring uniform packaging rules and preventing patchwork local regulation. Federal Americans with Disabilities Act considerations also support keeping flexible plastic straws available for customers who need them. (The correct cite is Part 20 of Chapter 51, not § 7-86-103.)
Local straw bans are void; restaurants targeted by such ordinances can seek injunctive relief and challenge enforcement actions.
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