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California Bill Proposes up to 6 Months Imprisonment for Unsolicited Plastic Straws

posted by martyb on Saturday January 27 2018, @07:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the That's-the-last-straw! dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Existing law requires, except as otherwise provided, a person who violates any provision of the code to be guilty of a misdemeanor with each offense punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 6 months, or by both.

This bill would prohibit a food facility, as specified, where food may be consumed on the premises from providing single-use plastic straws to consumers unless requested by the consumer. By creating a new crime and imposing additional enforcement duties on local health agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1884

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday January 27 2018, @09:24PM (1 child)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday January 27 2018, @09:24PM (#629152) Homepage

    I'm almost 100% sure that Marty posted this story just so he could post the department.

    It's kinda like how the people who formulated RED HORSE [wikipedia.org] really, really wanted it to be called "RED HORSE."

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  • (Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Sunday January 28 2018, @12:05AM

    by nitehawk214 (1304) on Sunday January 28 2018, @12:05AM (#629226)

    I always love me a Backronyms. [wikipedia.org]

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