California Assembly Bill 1884 prohibits Riverside full-service restaurants from automatically providing single-use plastic straws; customers must specifically request a straw before staff may offer one with a beverage.
Public Resources Code section 42270 et seq. covers full-service dine-in restaurants, defined as establishments with table service. Servers cannot pre-place plastic straws or hand them out unrequested. Quick-service and takeout-only locations are exempt from this specific rule but face other source-reduction duties under SB 54. First and second violations trigger written warnings, and additional violations carry per-day fines up to a statutory cap. Riverside health inspectors flag noncompliance during routine restaurant visits, and non-plastic alternatives such as paper or compostable straws may still be offered freely.
Automatically distributing plastic straws to dine-in customers after warnings exposes a Riverside full-service restaurant to per-day fines until the practice stops.
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