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Read. Follow. Verify.Cutler Bay Plastic Straw Ban and Enforcement Ordinance
Record date · July 17, 2019
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What This Bill Does
This ordinance prohibits the distribution, sale, or use of plastic straws within the Town of Cutler Bay. It also establishes a schedule of civil penalties for businesses or individuals who violate this new straw ban or existing rules regarding the use of (Styrofoam) food service items.
Local businesses and food service providers in Cutler Bay will be legally prohibited from offering plastic straws and must comply with updated civil penalty structures for environmental code violations.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local food service businesses
These businesses must cease the distribution and sale of plastic straws and are subject to civil penalties for non-compliance.
Town contractors
Contractors are subject to penalties for using expanded polystyrene food service articles under the amended code enforcement section.
Key Facts
- Creates Section 14-2 of the Town Code, which prohibits the distribution, sale, or use of plastic straws.
- Amends Section 8-10 of the Town Code to include a schedule of civil penalties for violations.
- Establishes penalties for violating Section 14-1, which restricts the use of expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) food service articles by town contractors.
- Establishes penalties for violating the new Section 14-2 regarding plastic straws.
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- Includes standard legal provisions for codification, severability, and conflict resolution.
- The ordinance is designated as Item # 2019-120 and was introduced on June 10, 2019.
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Expansion of Environmental Enforcement
The town is moving from simply prohibiting polystyrene to actively creating a civil penalty structure to enforce both that and the new plastic straw ban.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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