Consumer Commodity Item Pricing
San Diego Municipal Code § 52.5.0103
in effect§52.5.0103 Consumer Commodity Item Pricing
(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 thirty cents ($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 not generally item–priced on June 30, 1975, as determined by the California Department of Consumer Affairs (Appendix A).
(“Consumer Commodity Item Pricing” added 4–7–1980 by O–15235 N.S.)
(Editors note: Division 1 added 3–2–1989 for clarity.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art02.5Division01.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026