1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; prohibiting restaurants from providing single-use plastic 
1.3 	straws to customers except upon request;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [325F.995] PLASTIC STRAW RESTRICTIONS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "restaurant" means a food and 
1.8 	beverage service establishment, whether the establishment serves alcoholic or nonalcoholic 
1.9 	beverages, that operates from a location for more than 21 days annually. Restaurant does 
1.10 	not include a food cart or a mobile food unit.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Providing single-use plastic straws. A restaurant must not provide a single-use 
1.12 	plastic straw to a customer unless the customer requests a straw or selects a straw from a 
1.13 	self-service dispenser. Nothing in this section precludes a restaurant from providing customers 
1.14 	with nonplastic straws as an alternative to single-use plastic straws, including but not limited 
1.15 	to straws made from paper, sugar cane, or bamboo.
1.16 		Subd. 3.Penalty. A violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.