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§ 33.1001 — Definitions

San Diego Municipal Code (City Clerk PDFs, pages revised through October 2026) · San Diego Municipal Code § 33.1001

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§33.1001 Definitions

(a) Retail Merchandise Business For the purpose of this Division a retail merchandise business is defined to be a business where the proprietor sells goods, wares and merchandise to the public in smaller quantities than he buys. (b) Fake Sale A fake sale for the purpose of this ordinance is hereby defined to be: (1) The sale of goods, wares or merchandise, or the offering of goods, wares or merchandise for sale in limited quantity or quantities of less than the full amount of such merchandise owned or carried in stock by the person, firm or corporation offering the same for sale; (2) The sale or offering for sale of goods, wares or merchandise of a different quality, brand, and/or bearing a different trade– mark as a substitute for the merchandise which had been previously advertised for sale for the particular day on which said substitution is proposed or effected; (3) The sale or offering for sale of any goods, wares or merchandise misrepresented as to quantity, quality, brand or otherwise; (4) The sale or offering for sale of any goods, wares or merchandise, which is contingent on the concurrent purchase or sale of any other article or articles of a different nature, quality or brand.

(Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S.)