Maryland encourages but does not statewide ban plastic straws; many local jurisdictions require restaurants to provide straws and utensils only on request.
Maryland has not enacted a uniform statewide ban on single-use plastic straws, but multiple counties and municipalities including Baltimore City and Montgomery County require restaurants to provide single-use plastic straws, stirrers, and utensils only when a customer requests them. State legislation has been introduced in recent sessions to extend on-request rules statewide. Drive-through service and beverages packaged for off-site consumption may have specific carve-outs. Local health and environmental departments handle enforcement and education.
Local violations typically carry warnings followed by civil fines of $100 to $500 per offense.
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park sets residential decibel limits at 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime under Ordinance 2002-35. If ambient noise already exceeds these thresholds...
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park adopts Montgomery County construction noise standards (MoCo Code 31B-6) by reference. Weekday construction is allowed 7 AM to 5 PM at up to 75 dB...
Takoma Park, MD
Outdoor music in Takoma Park must comply with 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime limits. Events with amplified outdoor music require a temporary waiver requ...
Takoma Park, MD
Under Chapter 14.12 Section 9, no person may allow a dog or other animal to persistently, habitually, or continuously bark, howl, or yelp causing a noise dis...
Takoma Park, MD
Industrial and commercial noise in Takoma Park must meet the same residential decibel limits as all other sources: 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime at the...
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park has among the strictest leaf blower rules in the DC metro. The city noise ordinance (Ch. 14.12, Sec. 8) caps all leaf blowers at 70 dBA at 50 fee...
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