Title. | |
Definitions. | |
Barring City Departments from Using City Funds to Purchase Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. | |
Barring the Sale, Provision, or Distribution of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages under a City Contract or Grant. | |
Waivers and Exclusions. | |
Enforcement and Penalties. | |
Administrative Regulations. |
The title of this Chapter 101 shall be the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Funding Ban Ordinance.
For purposes of this Chapter 101,
"Base Product" means the same as Powder.
"Beverage Dispensing Machine" means an automated device that mixes Concentrate with one or more other ingredients and dispenses the resulting mixture into an open container as a ready-to-drink beverage.
"Caloric Substance" means a substance that adds calories to the diet of a person who consumes that substance.
"Caloric Sweetener" means any Caloric Substance suitable for human consumption that humans perceive as sweet and includes, but is not limited to, sucrose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, glucose and other sugars.
"City" means the City and County of San Francisco.
"Concentrate" means a Syrup, Powder, or Base Product that is used for mixing, compounding, or making Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in a Beverage Dispensing Machine. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, "Concentrate" does not include the following:
(a) Any product that is designed to be used primarily to prepare coffee or tea.
(b) Any product that is sold and is intended to be used for the purpose of an individual consumer mixing, compounding, or making a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage.
(c) Any product sold for consumption by infants, which is commonly referred to as "infant formula," or any product whose purpose is infant rehydration.
(d) Medical Food.
(e) Any product designed as supplemental, meal replacement, or sole-source nutrition that includes proteins, carbohydrates, and multiple vitamins and minerals.
"Contract" means any agreement between the City and a person to provide or procure labor, materials, equipment, supplies, or services to, for, or on behalf of the City for a price to be paid out of monies deposited in the City Treasury or out of trust monies under the control of or collected by the City, but excluding agreements for a cumulative amount of $5,000 or less per vendor in each fiscal year.
"Grant" means any agreement between the City and a nonprofit entity to provide services to the public or a portion of the public, whether the agreement is funded by the City or by Federal or State grant funds.
"Medical Food" means medical food as defined in Section 109971 of the California Health and Safety Code, including amendments to that Section.
"Milk" means natural liquid milk, natural milk concentrate, or dehydrated natural milk (whether or not reconstituted), regardless of animal source or butterfat content. For purposes of this definition, "Milk" includes flavored milk containing no more than 40 grams of total sugar (naturally-occurring and from added Caloric Sweetener) per 12 ounces.
"Natural Fruit Juice" means the original liquid resulting from the pressing of fruit, the liquid resulting from the complete reconstitution of natural fruit juice concentrate, or the liquid resulting from the complete restoration of water to dehydrated natural fruit juice.
"Natural Vegetable Juice" means the original liquid resulting from the pressing of vegetables, the liquid resulting from the complete reconstitution of natural vegetable juice concentrate, or the liquid resulting from the complete restoration of water to dehydrated natural vegetable juice.
"Nonalcoholic Beverage" means any beverage that is not subject to tax under Part 14 (commencing with Section 32001) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.
"Person" means any natural person, corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company, or other legal entity.
"Powder" means a solid or liquid mixture of ingredients with added Caloric Sweetener used in making, mixing, or compounding Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by mixing the Powder with any one or more other ingredients, including, without limitation, water, ice, Syrup, Simple Syrup, fruits, vegetables, fruit juice, vegetable juice, or carbonation or other gas.
"Simple Syrup" means a mixture of sugar and water.
"Sugar-Sweetened Beverage" means any Nonalcoholic Beverage sold for human consumption that has one or more added Caloric Sweeteners and contains more than 25 calories per 12 ounces of beverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, "Sugar-Sweetened Beverage" does not include any of the following:
(a) Milk.
(b) Milk alternatives, including but not limited to non-dairy creamers or beverages primarily consisting of plant-based ingredients (such as soy, rice, or almond milk products), regardless of sugar content.
(c) Any beverage that contains solely 100 percent Natural Fruit Juice, Natural Vegetable Juice, or combined Natural Fruit Juice and Natural Vegetable Juice.
(d) Any product sold for consumption by infants, which is commonly referred to as "infant formula," or any product whose purpose is infant rehydration.
(e) Medical Food.
(f) Any product designed as supplemental, meal replacement, or sole-source nutrition that includes proteins, carbohydrates, and multiple vitamins and minerals.
(g) Any product sold in liquid form designed for use as an oral nutritional therapy for persons who may have a limited ability to absorb or metabolize dietary nutrients from traditional food or beverages.
(h) Any product sold in liquid form designed for use for weight reduction.
"Syrup" means the liquid mixture of ingredients used in making, mixing, or compounding Sugar-Sweetened Beverages using one or more ingredients, including, without limitation, water, ice, a Base Product, Powder, Simple Syrup, fruits, vegetables, fruit juice, vegetable juice, or carbonation or other gas.
No City officer, department, or agency (collectively, "department") shall use City funds to purchase Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in any form, except as specifically exempted from or allowed under this Chapter 101.
No person shall sell, provide, or otherwise distribute Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, in any form, as part of its performance of a City Contract or Grant.
(a) A City officer, department, or agency (collectively, "department"), with the approval of the Purchaser, may waive the requirements of Sections 101.3 and 101.4 in full or in part if the department determines that strict application of the requirement would not be feasible, would create an undue hardship or practical difficulty, or that similar circumstances otherwise warrant granting of the waiver. The department's decision to grant a waiver shall be in writing.
(b) The provisions of Sections 101.3, 101.4, or both, shall not apply where the department makes a written finding that the application or inclusion of such provisions would violate or be inconsistent with the terms or conditions of a grant, subvention or contract with an agency of the State of California or the United States or the instructions of an authorized representative of any such agency with respect to any such grant, subvention or contract.
(c) The provisions of Sections 101.3 shall not apply to the purchase by the Department of Public Health of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages for its patients, to be used in cases where a medical professional has determined that providing such beverages is part of the appropriate course of treatment for the patient. The provisions of Sections 101.4 shall not apply to the sale, provision, or other distribution of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to patients as part of the performance of a Contract with or a Grant from the Department of Public Health in cases where a medical professional has determined that supplying such beverages is part of the appropriate course of treatment for the patient.
(d) Nothing in this Chapter 101 shall be construed to impair a contract, lease, management agreement or other agreement to which the City is a party on the effective date of this Chapter.
(e) Departments shall annually report all waivers granted under subsection (a) and determinations of non-applicability made under subsections (b) and (c) to the City Administrator, and include the reason for each waiver.
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