(a) Effective January 1, 2022, food recovery services collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records, or as otherwise specified by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(1):
(1) The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the service collects edible food.
(2) The quantity in pounds of edible food collected from each commercial edible food generator per month.
(3) The quantity in pounds of edible food transported to each food recovery organization per month.
(4) The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery organization that the food recovery service transports edible food to for food recovery.
(b) Effective January 1, 2022, food recovery organizations collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records, or as otherwise specified by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(2):
(1) The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the organization receives edible food.
(2) The quantity in pounds of edible food received from each commercial edible food generator per month.
(3) The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery service that the organization receives edible food from for food recovery.
(c) Food recovery organizations and food recovery services shall inform generators about California and Federal Good Samaritan Food Donation Act protection in written communications, such as in their contract or agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b).
(d) Effective January 1, 2022, food recovery organizations and food recovery services that have their primary address physically located in the city and contract with or have written agreements with one or more commercial edible food generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b) shall report to the city it is located in the total pounds of edible food recovered and the amount and type of edible food not accepted by food recovery organizations and food recovery services in the previous calendar year from the tier one and tier two commercial edible food generators they have established a contract or written agreement with pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b) no later than each February 1st.
(e) Food recovery capacity planning, effective January 1, 2022
(1) Food recovery services and food recovery organizations. In order to support edible food recovery capacity planning assessments or other studies conducted by the county, city, special district that provides solid waste collection services, or its designated entity, food recovery services and food recovery organizations operating in the city shall provide information and consultation to the city, upon request, regarding existing, or proposed new or expanded, food recovery capacity that could be accessed by the city and its commercial edible food generators. A food recovery service or food recovery organization contacted by the city shall respond to such request for information within 60 days, unless a shorter timeframe is otherwise specified by the city.
(Ord. 976 § 2, 2021)