Sonoma County Municipal Code § 22-17 Edible food recovery, record-keeping, and reporting

(a) Compliance Deadlines. Tier one commercial edible food generators shall comply with the requirements of this section commencing January 1, 2022. Tier two commercial edible food generators shall comply with the requirements of this section commencing January 1, 2024.

(b) Recovery and Record-Keeping for Generators. Commercial edible food generators shall comply with the edible food recovery and record keeping requirements of 14 CCR Section 18991.3 and 14 CCR Section 18991.4, as such regulations may be amended from time to time by CalRecycle.

(c) Food Recovery Organizations. A food recovery organization or service that has established a contract or written agreement to collect or receive edible food directly from commercial edible food generators shall maintain records specified in 14 CCR Section 18991.5.

(d) Reporting Required. Food recovery organizations and food recovery services that have their primary address physically located in the unincorporated area of the county and contract with one or more commercial edible food generators for purposes of edible food recovery shall report to the department or its designee the total pounds of edible food recovered in the previous calendar year from all tier one and tier two commercial edible food generators they have established a contract with pursuant to no later than June 1 each year.

(e) Cooperation with the Department. A food recovery organization or service contacted by the department or its designee shall respond within sixty (60) days of the department's request for information regarding available and potential new or expanded edible food recovery capacity.

(f) No Conflict with Other Laws. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to limit or conflict with the protections provided by the California Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 2017, the Federal Good Samaritan Act, or share table and school food donation guidance pursuant to Senate Bill 557 of 2017 (approved by the Governor of the State of California on September 25, 2017, which added Article 13 [commencing with Section 49580] to Chapter 9 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 114079 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to food safety, as amended, supplemented, superseded and replaced from time to time).

(Ord. No. 6361, § II(Exh. A), 11-16-2021)