For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases are defined and shall be construed as having the following meaning.
AUTOMATED POINT-OF-SALE STATION. Individual and separate equipment that is capable of recovering electrically stored price information that is used to charge consumers for the purchase of commodities. POINT-OF-SALE STATIONS shall include, but are not limited to, equipment that uses universal product code scanners, price look-up codes or any other system that relies on the retrieval of electronically stored information to complete a transaction of commerce between a retailer and consumer.
COMMERCIAL PURPOSE. Any sale of a commodity or thing by a person.
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE. The Office of the Agricultural Commissioner and Sealer of Weights and Measures of the County of San Benito.
COMMODITY. Any article of commerce or anything that is bought or sold.
LOCATION. Any room, enclosure, building, vehicle, space or area at a single place on which a single business operates point-of-sale stations.
PERSON. Any person, firm, corporation, business or association.
SELL. Barter, exchange, trade, keep for sale, offer for sale or expose for sale in any of their variant forms.
(1966 Code, § 10-7.2) (Ord. 777, § 5(part))