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(a) A registration fee and a re-inspection fee for a person utilizing a point-of-sale system shall be established, from time to time, by the Board of Supervisors, in accordance with applicable provisions of law, in amounts not to exceed the costs incurred by the County in performing the inspection, re- inspection, testing and registration functions to which the fees relate. The registration fee for a point-of-sale system to be used for commercial purposes at the business location shall be as prescribed in County Administrative Code section 364.3 and is due on the first day of the applicable registration period.
(b) Any person who fails to register a business location that has a point-of-sale system used for commercial purposes shall be in violation of this chapter. If the registration fee is not received by the department within 30 days of the due date, any person required to register under this chapter shall be subject to a delinquent fee of 50% of the registration fee.
(c) The Sealer may charge a re-inspection fee to recover the Sealer's cost for re-inspecting a point-of-sale station that failed the prior inspection. The fee shall be as prescribed in Administrative Code Section 364.3.
(d) Nothing in this section limits the County's right to prosecute and/or pursue civil penalties against an owner or operator of a business location who uses a point-of-sale system for commercial purposes in violation of this chapter.
(e) The delinquent fee may be waived by the Sealer if an error is made by the Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures staff.
(Added by Ord. No. 9004 (N.S.), effective 3-4-99; amended by Ord. No. 9264 (N.S.), effective 11-24-00; amended by Ord. No. 9514 (N.S.), effective 12-13-02; amended by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 10200 (N.S.), effective 4-13-12; amended by Ord. No. 10482 (N.S.), effective 7-1-17)
(a) The Sealer shall inspect all point-of-sale systems in retail establishments in San Diego County to determine the pricing accuracy of the systems, under a schedule determined by the Sealer. The Sealer shall follow Business and Professions Code sections 13350 et seq. when conducting inspections under this chapter.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person using a point-of-sale system at a retail establishment for commercial purposes in San Diego County to refuse to allow the Sealer to conduct an inspection or to interfere with a Sealer's inspection under this chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 10482 (N.S.), effective 7-1-17)
(a) Every person who is required to register under this chapter shall post the following Attention Consumers Notice at each point-of-sale station:
"ATTENTION CONSUMERS
Check your receipt and notify store management immediately of any overcharge.
Consumers are entitled to pay no more than the lowest posted, advertised, or quoted price for any commodity offered for sale at a retail establishment.
For information or to file a complaint, contact:
County of San Diego
Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures at: 1-888-TRUE-SCAN (1-888-878-3722) or www.sdcawm.org"
(b) Each Attention Consumers Notice shall be posted so that it is conspicuous and easily read from a typical customer position at each point-of-sale station or a location approved by the Sealer. The notice shall contain the wording required in subsection (a) above, be printed in English in letters at least 1/16 of an inch high, be legible and a color that contrasts with the background color of the notice.
(c) The Sealer shall provide a copy of the Attention Consumers Notice upon request to any person required to be registered under this chapter. Alternatively, an Attention Consumers Notice not prepared by the Sealer, may be used provided it contains the wording required in subsection (a) above and is printed in English in letters that are at least 1/16 of an inch high, are clearly legible and are in a color that contrasts with the background color of the notice.
(d) Unless authorized by the Sealer, it shall be unlawful for a person to fail to post the Attention Consumers Notice or cause the notice to be removed, covered, or altered.
(Added by Ord. No. 9597 (N.S.), effective 10-17-03; amended by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 10200 (N.S.), effective 4-13-12; amended by Ord. No. 10482 (N.S.), effective 7-1-17)
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