Give A Straw, Go To Jail--How Plastic Straws Are Becoming Criminal
According to Reason, the Santa Barbara City Council rode the crest of the latest wave of popular enthusiasm among cities controlled by progressives and unanimously banned the use of plastic straws in restaurants, bars, and other food service businesses.
While Santa Barbara isn’t the first American city to ban their use—Seattle, another coastal city that has flirted with controversial laws passed by leftists, holds that distinction—they appear to have adopted the most punitive sanctions for their use. Possible criminal penalties for violating Santa Barbara’s new ordinance include six months in jail and a $1,000 fine—roughly equivalent to a Class B misdemeanor in many states.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckde.../#7e6813b463e7
The actual ordinance:
https://records.santabarbaraca.gov/O...sSection=false
According to Reason, the Santa Barbara City Council rode the crest of the latest wave of popular enthusiasm among cities controlled by progressives and unanimously banned the use of plastic straws in restaurants, bars, and other food service businesses.
While Santa Barbara isn’t the first American city to ban their use—Seattle, another coastal city that has flirted with controversial laws passed by leftists, holds that distinction—they appear to have adopted the most punitive sanctions for their use. Possible criminal penalties for violating Santa Barbara’s new ordinance include six months in jail and a $1,000 fine—roughly equivalent to a Class B misdemeanor in many states.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckde.../#7e6813b463e7
The actual ordinance:
https://records.santabarbaraca.gov/O...sSection=false
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