New Jersey § 13:1e-99
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 13:1e-99, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13:1e-99.
a. Beginning one year after the effective date of P.L.2020, c. 117 ( C.13:1E-99.126 et al.), 1 a food service business shall only provide a single-use plastic straw to a customer
upon the request of the customer. b. A food service business shall maintain an adequate supply of single-use plastic
straws to provide at the request of customers pursuant to subsection a. of this section. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a store from selling packages
of single-use plastic straws to customers, or from providing or selling a beverage
pre-packaged by the manufacturer with a single-use plastic straw, including, but not
limited to, a juice box. d. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection c. of section 6 of P.L.2020, c. 117 ( C.13:1E-99.131 ), the Department of Health shall enforce the provisions of this section. The Department of Health may adopt, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,”
P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), any rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section. e. No later than four years after the effective date of P.L.2020, c. 117 ( C.13:1E-99.126 et al.), the Department of Health shall prepare and submit to the Plastics Advisory
Council a written report evaluating the compliance of food service businesses with
the requirements of this section. f. A municipality or county shall not adopt any rule, regulation, code, or ordinance
concerning the regulation or prohibition of single-use plastic straws after the effective
date of P.L.2020, c. 117 ( C.13:1E-99.126 et al.). g. Beginning one year after the effective date of P.L.2020, c. 117 ( C.13:1E-99.126 et al.), this section shall supersede and preempt any municipal or county rule, regulation,
code, or ordinance concerning the regulation or prohibition of single-use plastic
straws that was enacted prior to the effective date of P.L.2020, c. 117 ( C.13:1E-99.126 et al.). 1
L.2020, c. 117, eff. Nov. 4, 2020.
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