City of Philadelphia - File #: 050790

• File #: 050790
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/22/2005
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 6/8/2006
• Title: Amending Chapter 9-1800 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Use of Electronic Scanners For Customer Checkout" to extend the requirements for licensing to include all electronic scanners which are used for sale transactions to the public, and to increase the penalty for violations of this chapter; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Mariano
• Code sections: 9-1800 - Use of Electronic Scanners for Customer Checkout

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/5/2006	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/8/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/8/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
5/25/2006	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/25/2006	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/25/2006	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
9/22/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
9/22/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 9-1800 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Use of Electronic Scanners For Customer Checkout" to extend the requirements for licensing to include all electronic scanners which are used for sale transactions to the public, and to increase the penalty for violations of this chapter; all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

Section 1. Chapter 9-1800 of the Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

§9-1801. Definitions.

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(2) Item. A class of product offered for sale, each of the same brand name, quantity of contents, retail price and variety, except that "item" shall not include [non-food items,] food items intended to be consumed on or about the retail premises, items which are sold through vending machines, produce, packages under 3 cubic inches in size, dairy products, eggs, gum or candy bars.

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(5) Retail Mercantile Establishment. Any place of business where non-food items are offered for sale to the public.

[(5)] (6) Scanner Overcharge Ratio. For each survey conducted pursuant to subsection [9-1702(3)] 9-1802(3), the higher of the following two (2) ratios: (a) the ratio of the number of items for which the electronic scanner overcharged to the number of items for which the scanner undercharged; and (b) the ratio of the total dollar amount which the scanner overcharged for all overcharged items to the total dollar amount which the scanner undercharged for all undercharged items.

§9-1802. Use of Electronic Scanners.

(1) No retail food or mercantile establishment shall use an electronic scanner or similar automated device to ascertain the price of an item presented for checkout unless the establishment has obtained a license from the Department. Application for such licenses shall be made on forms supplied by the Department. Licenses shall be issued for a license year to be determined by the Department, and may be renewed f...