No owner, manager or supervisor of a retail store, or any independently operated department within such a store, shall sell, offer for sale or expose for sale at retail on the same premises where packaged, any fresh or frozen meat, fish, shellfish or poultry or any produce (all hereinafter referred to as "merchandise") without complying with the following:
(a) All packaging trays shall be totally biodegradable.
(b) If the merchandise is packaged in a tray, the top of the package shall be completely visible, exclusive of labeling, which may occupy not more than ten percent of one side of the package or a total of five square inches, whichever is greater.
If the merchandise, except poultry, is packaged in a tray, the tray containing the merchandise shall be constructed or manufactured so that at least seventy percent of the bottom is transparent or open or slotted so as to make the merchandise therein visible to the buyer. No material shall be used for wrapping purposes which would otherwise obstruct the visibility of the merchandise as set forth herein.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to merchandise packaged at the request of and in the immediate view of the buyer purchasing the specific item.
(Ord. 70-1975. Passed 4-21-75.)