§ 522-2.205. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:

(a)

"Annual device registration fee" means the sum of the business location fee and the device fee.

(b)

"Business location" means each of the following:

(1)

Each vehicle containing one or more commercial devices.

(2)

Each business establishment operated as a unique entity at a given place or address, and that requires not more than one inspection trip by a weights and measures official.

(3)

Water vending machines and other similar equipment, placed at the address of one business but owned and operated by another, shall be considered a separate business location.

(4)

Houses. For electric meters, vapor meters, and water sub-meters, each house, apartment complex or mobile home shall be considered a separate business location, except that a mobile home park shall be considered one business location instead of each of the mobile homes in such mobile home park.

(5)

Point-of-sale systems. A business located at a given place or address that uses electronic point-of-sale systems shall be considered a single business location.

(c)

"Business location fee" means the fee set forth in Table A of Section 522-2.404 of this chapter, for the respective year.

(d)

"Device" means either of the following:

(1)

"Measuring instrument," which means any device, contrivance, apparatus, or instrument used, or designed to be used, for ascertaining measure and includes any tool, appliance, or accessory used or connected therewith.

(2)

"Weighing instrument," which means any device, contrivance, apparatus, or instrument used, or designed to be used, for ascertaining weight and includes any tool, appliance, or accessory used or connected therewith.

(e)

"Device fee" means the fee for each device at a business location as set forth in Table B of Section 522-2.404 of this chapter, next to the respective device.

(f)

"Director" or "county sealer" means the Contra Costa County agricultural commissioner - director of weights & measures.

(g)

"Point-of-sale register" means individual and separate equipment that is capable of recovering electronically stored price information that is used to charge consumers for the purchase of commodities.

(h)

"Point-of-sale system" means any system used by a retail establishment such as, but not limited to, a Universal Product Code (UPC) scanner or an electronic price look-up system as a means for determining the price of the item being purchased by a consumer.

(i)

"Seasonal vendor" means a produce grower who sells its own produce from a fixed location or farmers market, and who sells that produce for nine months or less in any calendar year. Commercial fishermen who sell their own catch to the public are also considered seasonal vendors. (Ords. 2016-06 § 2, 2006-09 § 2.)

(Ord. No. 2016-06, § II, 3-1-16)