LA County Code Title 12.84 makes unincorporated areas a straws-on-request jurisdiction, and California AB-1884 (Public Resources Code section 42270) plus AB-1276 extend parallel rules statewide. Restaurants cannot auto-distribute single-use plastic straws; disability requests must be accommodated.
LA County Code Title 12, chapter 12.84 bars restaurants, fast-food outlets, coffee shops, food trucks, and beverage retailers in unincorporated LA County from placing plastic straws at self-service stations or handing them out automatically with drinks. Staff may provide a straw if a customer affirmatively asks, and compostable or paper alternatives are encouraged. Persons with disabilities must be accommodated upon request without burden. California AB-1884 (PRC section 42270) covers full-service dine-in restaurants statewide, and AB-1276 (PRC section 42273) extends straws-on-request rules to quick-service outlets across all 88 cities. The Department of Public Works enforces locally with warnings.
Auto-distributing plastic straws violates LACO Title 12.84 and PRC section 42270, triggering written warnings, then administrative fines starting around twenty-five dollars per violation up to several hundred dollars for repeats.
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