(a) Compliance with this chapter shall be monitored by the department. In addition, any peace officer may enforce the penal provisions of this chapter. The department may designate any number of additional individuals to monitor and facilitate compliance with this chapter.
(b) The department or other individuals designated to enforce the provisions of this chapter shall monitor each retailer at least once per twelve-month period to determine if the retailer is complying with all laws applicable to retailing, other than those laws regulating underage access to tobacco products. Nothing in this paragraph shall create a right of action in any retailer or other person against the city, the County of Santa Clara, or its agents.
(c) Any retailer found to be in violation of this chapter shall pay all costs related to enforcement to ensure retailer’s compliance with this chapter, including but not limited to, fees for reinspection to determine compliance after a violation, enforcement costs, litigation costs, and attorneys’ fees in any administrative or civil matter in which the department prevails pursuant to Division A1 of the County Ordinance Code or any other provision of law.
(Ord. 5633 § 2 (part), 2024: Ord. 5502 § 2 (part), 2020: Ord. 5418 § 2 (part), 2017)