Arkansas Code 8-9-110 preempts local regulation of plastic straws and related single-use items as auxiliary containers. Cities cannot impose bans, fees, or upon-request rules different from state law on plastic straws statewide.
Plastic drinking straws are encompassed within the broad auxiliary container definition under Act 879 of 2021, codified at Arkansas Code 8-9-110. Cities and counties cannot ban plastic straws, charge fees for them, or require upon-request-only distribution. Restaurants may continue providing plastic straws to customers without local penalty. Voluntary policies by businesses to reduce straw use or offer paper alternatives remain permitted. Solid-waste and litter laws continue to apply uniformly statewide. Local sustainability ordinances inconsistent with state law are unenforceable.
Local straw ordinances are unenforceable; restaurants and retailers may seek declaratory and injunctive relief against subdivisions attempting enforcement.
Springdale, AR
Pools, hot tubs, and spas deeper than 24 inches in Springdale must be enclosed by a barrier under the city's Premises Maintenance Code (Chapter 91, Article I...
Springdale, AR
Springdale's Code of Ordinances does not publish a closed list of allowed residential fence materials. Wood, vinyl, ornamental metal, chain link, and masonry...
Springdale, AR
Springdale's Code of Ordinances does not require a neighbor's consent to install a fence on your own land. Boundary and partition-fence disputes between adjo...
Springdale, AR
Springdale fence installations are reviewed by the Building and Development Services Department under Chapter 22 (Building) and Chapter 130 (Zoning). A permi...
Springdale, AR
Springdale regulates fence height through Chapter 130 (Zoning Ordinance) by district rather than a single citywide cap. Industrial uses required to be enclos...
Springdale, AR
Springdale Municipal Code Chapter 14 (Animals) does not publish a numeric cap on the total number of dogs or cats per household, and instead relies on rabies...
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