SEC. 901. ITEM PRICES.

   Every retail grocery store or grocery department within a general retail merchandise store which uses an automatic checkout system shall cause to have a clearly readable price indicated on each packaged consumer commodity offered for sale on or after January 1, 1980, provided, however, that said requirement shall not apply to:

      (1)   Any unpackaged fresh food produce, or fresh dairy product;

      (2)   Any consumer commodity under three cubic inches in size or weighing less than three ounces or priced for less than 30 cents;

      (3)   Any grocery business which has as its only regular employees the owner thereof, or the parent, spouse, or child of such owner, or in addition thereto, not more than two other persons employed on a regular schedule for a continuing period of time;

      (4)   Identical items within a multi-item package;

      (5)   Items sold through a vending machine;

      (6)   "Special" or "sale" items offered for sale at less than normal price, for a period of seven days or less.

(Added by Ord. 598-79, App. 12/3/79)

SEC. 902. PENALTY.

   (a)   Any person intentionally violating any of the provisions of Section 901 of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100, and not more than $500, or by imprisonment in the jail of the City and County for a term of not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

   (b)   Failure to have a clearly readable price indicated on 12 units of the same item of the same commodity shall constitute a presumption of intent to violate Section 901.

   (c)   Every additional 12 units of the same item that fail to have a price indicated on them shall constitute a presumption of intent to violate Section 901.

   (d)   Each day that a violation continues after notification thereof by any person to the grocery store or department manager or assistant manager shall constitute a separate violation and shall constitute a presumption to violate Section 901.

(Added by Ord. 598-79, App. 12/3/79)

SEC. 903. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

   (a)   Any person may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin a violation of Section 901.

   (b)   Persons violating Section 901 shall be liable to any person injured for losses and expenses and attorney's fees incurred as a result of the violation and for the sum of $50 in addition thereto. This remedy shall apply only to actions brought by or on behalf of a single plaintiff and shall not apply to multiple plaintiffs or class actions.

(Added by Ord. 598-79, App. 12/3/79)

SEC. 904. SEVERABILITY.

   If any part or provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end provisions of this Article are severable.

(Added by Ord. 598-79, App. 12/3/79)

[Public Rooms]

SEC. 911. DEFINING PUBLIC ROOMS.

   The words "public rooms," for the purpose of Section 912 and 913 of this Article, shall be deemed to include any lobby, hallway, mezzanine, foyer, public rest or sitting rooms, or any other place in a hotel used in common by the public and guests of a hotel.

(Added by Ord. 270-82, App. 6/10/82)

SEC. 912. LOITERING IN PUBLIC ROOMS PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to linger, loiter, sit or stand in any public room in any hotel in violation of the expressed wish of the owner or manager of such hotel.

(Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38)

SEC. 913. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PUBLIC ROOMS PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to use any public room in any hotel for business purposes or social purposes in violation of the expressed direction of the owner or manager of such hotel.

(Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38)

SEC. 914. PENALTY.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 911 to 913, inclusive, of this Article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $50, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not to exceed 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38)

[Hotels, Etc.]

SEC. 919. REQUIRING OPERATORS OF HOTELS, MOTELS, AUTO COURTS AND FURNISHED APARTMENT HOUSE KEEPERS TO KEEP A REGISTER OF GUESTS.

   The owner, manager or person in charge of any hotel, motel, auto court, or furnished apartment house shall keep a suitable book or register cards, open to inspection by regularly employed members of a law enforcement agency, in which all occupants of hotels, motels, auto courts, and furnished apartments shall sign their names, and the number of the hotel room, motel, auto court, or furnished apartment assigned to these guests shall be indicated on the registry book or registry cards.

(Amended by Ord. 1071, Series of 1939, App. 12/3/57)