§ 2.41.030. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases are defined and shall be construed as having the following meaning:

A.

"Department" shall mean the Department of Agricultural Commissioner/ Weights and Measures of the County of Los Angeles.

B.

"Person" shall mean any person, firm, corporation, business or association.

C.

"Sell" includes barter, exchange, trade, keep for sale, offer for sale or expose for sale in any of their variant forms.

D.

"Point of sale station" shall mean 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 is 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.

E.

"Location" shall mean a premise on which a single business operates point of sale stations.

F.

"Commercial purpose" includes any sale of a commodity or thing by a person to a consumer.

G.

"Commodity" shall mean any article of commerce or anything that is bought or sold.

H.

"Advertise" shall mean a notice to attract public attention.

I.

"Completed enforcement case" shall be applicable to completed criminal, civil or administrative enforcement actions, after enactment of this chapter, involving price accuracy violations brought pursuant to California Business and Professions Code sections 12024.2, 17200, 17500 or similar state laws or county ordinances pertaining to retailer price accuracy. The completed enforcement cases which may be subject to posting include misdemeanor or infraction convictions, civil actions concluded by final judgment in the Superior Court and administrative enforcement actions concluded by the Department.

(Ord. 2002-0020 § 2, 2002; Ord. 2002-0014 § 1 (part), 2002.)