(a) Except as set forth in Section 5504, every Brick-and-Mortar Business within the City must accept payment in Cash, if offered, for any transaction involving the purchase of any tangible good and/or any service other than Professional Services if, in connection with that transaction, (1) the business would accept one or more other forms of payment (including, but not limited to, check, credit card, debit card, or any type of electronic payment), regardless of when such form of payment is collected, and (2) the customer seeking to engage in that transaction is physically present at the place of business.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 5504, a Brick-and-Mortar Business may not charge a fee or place any other condition on its acceptance of Cash as required by subsection (a).
(Added by Ord. 100-19, File No. 190164, App. 5/24/2019, Eff. 6/24/2019, Oper. 8/23/2019)