(A) Tier One Commercial Edible Food Generators shall comply with the requirements of this section commencing January 1, 2022. Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generators shall comply with the requirements of this section commencing January 1, 2024.
(B) Commercial edible food generators shall arrange to recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be disposed. A commercial edible food generator shall comply with the requirements of this section through a contract or written agreement with any or all of the following:
1. Food recovery organizations or food recovery services that will collect their edible food for food recovery.
2. Food recovery organizations that will accept the edible food that the commercial edible food generator self-hauls to the food recovery organization for food recovery.
(C) A large venue or large event operator that does not provide food services, but allows for food to be provided, shall require food facilities operating at the large venue or large event to comply with the requirements of this section.
(D) A commercial edible food generator subject to the requirements in this section shall keep a record that includes the following:
1. A list of each food recovery organization or food recovery service that collects or receives its edible food pursuant to a contract or written agreement.
2. A copy of contracts or written agreements between the commercial edible food generator and a food recovery organization or food recovery service.
3. A record of the following for each food recovery organization or food recovery service that the commercial edible food generator has a contract or written agreement with:
(a) The name, address and contact information of the service or organization.
(b) The types of food that will be collected by or self-hauled to the service or organization.
(c) The established frequency that food will be collected or self-hauled.
(d) The quantity of food collected or self-hauled to a service or organization for food recovery. The quantity shall be measured in pounds recovered per month. (Ord. 2021-6, 11-15-2021)