For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONSUMER GOODS. Any article, product or commodity of any kind or class, including fruit, meat, poultry, produce and other perishable items, which is used or bought primarily for personal, family or household purposes.
OPTICAL SCANNER. Any device capable of reading the Universal Products Code or any other instrument or device capable of decoding the price of retail merchandise where such price is not numerically marked or stated on the merchandise.
RETAIL. The sale or offering for sale of individual items of merchandise to the ultimate consumer or to any person for any purpose other than for resale.
SELF-SERVICE STORE. Any store or structure wherein merchandise is sold at retail, as defined herein, by a system or plan whereby the merchandise is displayed or exposed for sale on shelves, stands, platforms, counters or in bins or aisleways in such a manner that purchasers are invited and permitted to make a personal selection of the merchandise sought to be purchased and to take the same into possession, and may be provided with baskets, carts or containers in which the merchandise may be carried or carted to a counter, place or exit point, where employees or agents of those conducting the business calculate the total price of such merchandise and receive payment therefor from the customer.
('72 Code, § 21-81) (Ord. O-81-5, passed 1-21-81; Am. Ord. O-88-70, passed 10-5-88; Am. Ord. O-89-43, passed 7-19-89)