California AB 1276 prohibits restaurants and food delivery platforms in San Bernardino County from automatically including plastic utensils, condiments, and napkins; items must be provided only on customer request.
Assembly Bill 1276, codified at Public Resources Code 42270 to 42276, requires food facilities and third-party delivery services to provide single-use plastic utensils, stirrers, and condiment packets only upon specific customer request or affirmative selection. The rule applies to restaurants, delivery apps such as DoorDash and Uber Eats, and ghost kitchens across San Bernardino County. Customers must opt in either at the counter or through an app prompt; bundling defaults are not allowed. Self-serve stations remain permitted. Inspectors check during routine health visits, prioritizing chain operators and high-volume delivery hubs.
Bundling utensils by default or pre-checking app boxes triggers warnings then fines of 25 dollars per day, capped at 300 dollars annually per food facility.
See how Victorville's utensils-on-request rules stack up against other locations.
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