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A. Every retail grocery store or grocery department within a general retail merchandise store which uses an automatic checkout system shall cause to have a clearly readable price indicated on each packaged consumer commodity offered for sale.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any of the following:

1. Any unpackaged fresh food produce, or to consumer commodities which are under three cubic inches in size, weigh less than three ounces, and are priced under $0.30;

2. Any consumer commodity offered as a sale item or as a special;

3. Any business which has as its only regular employees the Owner thereof, or the parent, spouse, or child of such Owner, or, in addition thereto, not more than two other regular employees;

4. Identical items within a multi-item package;

5. Items sold through a vending machine;

6. Any consumer commodity which was generally not item priced on January 1, 1977, as determined by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, as follows:

a. Beer, individual containers,

b. Soft drinks, individual containers,

c. Candy bars, mints,

d. Dry drink, individual packets (Koolaid type),

e. Cigarettes and cigars, either individually or in cartons,

f. Baby food (strained and Junior jars only),

g. Eggs,

h. Frozen novelties (ice cream bar, popsicles, etc.),

i. Ice cream, cartons,

j. Milk, including buttermilk and chocolate drink,

k. Packaged produce,

l. Yogurt. (Ord. 1913 § 1, 1980).