California AB-1884 (Public Resources Code section 42270) bars full-service restaurants from automatically providing single-use plastic straws. San Diego aligns through SDMC section 66.0701 plastics rules and County Public Health enforcement, requiring straws on request only.
California AB-1884, codified at Public Resources Code section 42270, prohibits a full-service dine-in restaurant from providing a single-use plastic straw to a consumer unless requested. San Diego enforces this rule through County Department of Environmental Health permitting and aligns with city policy under SDMC chapter 6 article 6 division 7 plastics provisions, encouraging compostable or paper alternatives at quick-service and beverage retailers. Persons with disabilities must be accommodated upon request without burden under ADA and state Disability Rights guidance. The first violation is a notice; subsequent violations within a year carry fines up to twenty-five dollars per day, capped at three hundred annually under PRC section 42272.
Auto-distributing plastic straws violates Public Resources Code section 42270 and triggers a written warning, then fines up to twenty-five dollars per day, capped at three hundred dollars per year per state law.
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