(b) The Director is authorized to promulgate regulations, guidelines and forms and to take any and all other actions reasonable and necessary to implement and enforce this Chapter.
(c) Nothing in the Chapter 16 shall conflict, or be construed to conflict, with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Unruh Act, the Disabled Persons Act, or other applicable laws concerning the rights of individuals with disabilities. In particular, nothing in this Chapter shall restrict, or be construed to restrict, the availability of single-use plastic straws to individuals who may require and request the use of single-use plastic straws.
(i) It shall not be a violation of this Chapter for any place of public accommodation to provide single-use plastic straws to individuals who request such plastic straws.
(ii) Nothing in this Chapter shall restrict, or be construed to restrict, the ability of places of public accommodation to purchase or otherwise acquire single-use plastic straws in sufficient numbers to meet the needs of individuals who request such plastic straws.
(d) In addition, nothing in this Chapter 16 shall restrict, or be construed to restrict, the availability of single-use plastic straws to individuals who may require use of plastic straws in relation to medical circumstances.
(e) The Department shall conduct multi-lingual public outreach and education, including providing information to educate affected Food Vendors, businesses, and customers, about the provisions of this Chapter 16.
(Added as Sec. 1605 by Ord. 295-06, File No. 060944, App. 11/29/2006; renumbered as Sec. 1606 and amended by Ord. 140-16, File No. 160383, App. 7/29/2016, Eff. 8/28/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017 [see note at end of Chapter]; amended by Ord. 201-18, File No. 180519, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018, Oper. 7/1/2019; Ord. 294-18, File No. 181004, App. 12/7/2018, Eff. 1/7/2019, Oper. 7/1/2019)
(Former Sec. 1606 added by Ord. 295-06, File No. 060944, App. 11/29/2006; renumbered as Sec. 1607 and amended by Ord. 140-16, File No. 160383, App. 7/29/2016, Eff. 8/28/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)