In what is probably the strictest ban on plastics in the United States, Santa Barbara officials passed legislation that not only authorizes steep fines for plastic straw-using violators, but even lists jail time as a possible punishment.
Only in California can you go to jail for offering restaurant patrons a straw. According to the ordinance, first-time offenders will be given a written warning. Second-time offenders will face steeper consequences. Based on the city’s municipal code, penalties for straw-peddling will include a “fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months....read more>>>...