(A) Food recovery services collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR § 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records:
(1) The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the service collects edible food.
(2) The quantity in pounds of edible food collected from each commercial edible food generator per month. This may also include the total quantity in pounds of food collected that was spoiled when received from a commercial edible food generator or otherwise not able to be used to feed people.
(3) The quantity in pounds of edible food transported to each food recovery organization per month.
(4) The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery organization that the food recovery service transports edible food to for food recovery.
(B) Food recovery organizations collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR § 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records:
(1) The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the organization receives edible food.
(2) The quantity in pounds of edible food received from each commercial edible food generator per month. This may also include the total quantity in pounds of food collected that was spoiled when received from a commercial edible food generator or otherwise not able to be used to feed people.
(3) The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery service that the organization receives edible food from for food recovery.
(C) Food recovery organizations and food recovery services that have their primary address physically located in the county and contract with or have written agreements with one or more commercial edible food generators shall report to the county, or its designated Enforcement Agency, the total pounds of edible food recovered from the Tier One and Tier Two commercial edible food generators they have established a contract or written agreement with (regardless of whether those generators are located in the county) according to the following schedule:
(1) Tier 1: no later than August 15, 2022, submit an initial report covering the period of January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022; and
(2) Tier 2: no later than March 31, 2023, and no later than every March 31 thereafter, submit a report covering the period of January 1 to December 31 of the previous calendar year.
(D) In order to support edible food recovery capacity planning assessments and similar studies, food recovery services and food recovery organizations operating in the county shall provide, upon request, information and consultation to the county, or the county, regarding existing, or proposed new or expanded, food recovery capacity in a form that can be provided to or that can be accessed by the county and the commercial edible food generators in the county. A food recovery service or food recovery organization contacted by an Enforcement Officer designated by the county, shall respond to such request for information within 60 days, unless a shorter time frame is otherwise specified by the Enforcement Officer.
(Ord. 1038, § 5, 2022)