Utensils-On-Request
Single-Use Items
Rules barring food vendors from automatically including plastic utensils, condiment packets, or napkins unless customers request them.
How Utensils-On-Request Rules Differ by Place
San Bernardino County, CA: Single-Use Foodware Accessories on Request
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 prohibits restaurants and food delivery platforms in San Bernardino County from automatically including plastic utensils, condiments, and napkins; items must be…
Stockton, CA: Single-use foodware accessories on request only
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 requires Stockton food facilities and third-party delivery platforms to provide single-use utensils, condiments, napkins, and stirrers only when a customer…
Frisco, TX: Frisco Has No Utensils-on-Request Mandate
Few RestrictionsUnlike California or New York City, Frisco has no ordinance requiring takeout restaurants to withhold disposable utensils unless customers ask, and Texas state preemption would block…
Madison, WI: Utensils-on-request voluntary only
Few RestrictionsMadison cannot mandate that restaurants provide single-use utensils only upon request, because Wis. Stat. §66.0419 preempts local rules on auxiliary food-service items, leaving the…
Anaheim, CA: Foodware Accessories Only on Customer Request
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 requires Anaheim restaurants and food delivery platforms to provide single-use utensils, condiments, stirrers, and napkins only when the customer specifically…
Bakersfield, CA: Disposable Utensils Only When Requested
Some RestrictionsCalifornia AB 1276 prohibits Bakersfield food vendors from automatically including single-use foodware accessories like utensils, condiment packets, or stirrers. Customers must…
Cities & Counties with Utensils-On-Request Rules
24 locations
California
Wisconsin
Other Single-Use Items Topics
Plastic Bag Rules
Whether plastic carryout bags are banned, taxed, or exempt from local regulation under state preemption.
Polystyrene Foam Rules
State rules on expanded polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) cups, takeout containers, and packaging, including statewide bans and preemption of local bans.
Plastic Straw Rules
State rules on plastic straws, including on-request-only mandates, full bans, and states that preempt local straw ordinances.
Plastic Cups
Restrictions on disposable plastic cups, including bans, fees, and reusable/compostable alternative requirements at events and food service.
Takeout Containers
Rules requiring compostable, recyclable, or reusable takeout containers, including LA's polystyrene ban and Customers-Bring-Their-Own programs.