California AB-1276 and Los Angeles implementation require food facilities to provide single-use utensils, straws, condiment packets, and stirrers only when the customer specifically requests them or selects them at a self-service station.
AB-1276 (Health and Safety Code section 42271) applies to all full-service and counter-service food facilities statewide, including dine-in restaurants, takeout, delivery, and third-party platforms. LA Sanitation enforces locally alongside LAMC chapter XIX article 5.5. Accessories include forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks, straws, stirrers, splash sticks, cocktail picks, and condiment packets. Facilities cannot bundle accessories with orders by default and cannot charge extra when a customer asks. Third-party delivery apps must offer an opt-in checkbox. The first two violations within a year trigger written notice; subsequent violations carry escalating fines.
First two violations bring written warnings. Each later violation within a calendar year carries a 25 dollar fine, capped at 300 dollars annually per facility location.
Los Angeles, CA
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Los Angeles, CA
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Los Angeles, CA
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