CA AB1171

Prohibits local agencies from requiring grocery stores to use specific food packaging types unless the majority of residential households in their jurisdiction have access to curbside programs that accept that material.

Prohibits local agencies from banning grocery stores from using certain food packaging types if a majority of residential households have access to curbside programs that accept that material.

Requires local agencies that mandate specific food packaging types to identify them using standardized specifications from established national or international organizations like ASTM International or the International Organization for Standardization.

Allows local agencies with existing conflicting ordinances as of December 31, 2019 to continue enforcing them only until January 1, 2023.

Defines "grocery store" to include retail food establishments with bakeries, delis, and meat and seafood counters, and "curbside program" as recycling or composting programs that pick up from residential properties.