8.25.065 Food recovery organizations and services requirements.
A. Food Recovery Services collecting or receiving Edible Food directly from Commercial Edible Food Generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records:
1. The name, address, and contact information for each Commercial Edible Food Generator from which the service collects Edible Food.
2. The quantity in pounds of Edible Food collected from each Commercial Edible Food Generator per month.
3. The quantity in pounds of Edible Food transported to each Food Recovery Organization per month.
4. The name, address, and contact information for each Food Recovery Organization that the Food Recovery Service transports Edible Food to for Food Recovery.
5. All other records required by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(1).
B. Food Recovery Organizations collecting or receiving Edible Food directly from Commercial Edible Food Generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records:
1. The name, address, and contact information for each Commercial Edible Food Generator from which the organization receives Edible Food.
2. The quantity in pounds of Edible Food received from each Commercial Edible Food Generator per month.
3. The name, address, and contact information for each Food Recovery Service that the organization receives Edible Food from for Food Recovery.
4. All other records required by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(2).
C. Food Recovery Organizations and Food Recovery Services that have their primary address physically located in the City and contract with or have written agreements with one or more Commercial Edible Food Generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b) shall report to City the total pounds of Edible Food recovered in the previous calendar year from the Tier One and Tier Two Commercial Edible Food Generators they have established a contract or written agreement with (regardless of whether those Commercial Edible Food Generators are located in the City) according to the following schedule: no later than March 31, 2023, and no later than every March 31st thereafter, covering the period of January 1st to December 31st of the previous calendar year.
D. In order to support Edible Food Recovery capacity planning assessments and similar studies, Food Recovery Services and Food Recovery Organizations operating in the City shall provide, upon request, information and consultation to the City and San Diego County regarding existing, or proposed new or expanded, Food Recovery capacity in a form that can be provided to or that can be accessed by the City and County and Commercial Edible Food Generators. A Food Recovery Service or Food Recovery Organization contacted by an Enforcement Agency shall respond to such request for information within 60 days, unless a shorter time frame is otherwise specified by the Enforcement Agency. (Ord. 3523 § 2, 2022).