The California Retail Food Code provides for the regulation of health and sanitation standards for retail food facilities, as defined, by the State Department of Public Health. Under existing law, local health agencies are primarily responsible for enforcing this code. A violation of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor.
Existing law prohibits live animals from being allowed in a food facility, except under specified conditions if the contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and unwrapped single-use articles cannot result. Existing law authorizes pet dogs under the control of a person in an outdoor dining area if specified conditions are met, including, but not limited to, that food and water are provided to the pet dog in single-use disposable containers.
This bill would authorize the owner of a pet dog to bring a reusable container in which to put the pet's food and water. The bill would require the owner to be responsible for transferring the food and water from the single-use disposable container provided by the outdoor dining area to the reusable container.

Statutes affected:
AB 1126: 114259.5 HSC
02/20/25 - Introduced: 114259.5 HSC