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ORDINANCE NO. 20614 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF SINGLE -USE SERVICEWARE, ADDING SECTIONS 6.870 AND 6.872 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971, AND AMENDING SECTION 6.990 OF THAT CODE. I1:1=11115d11WK610XRc34011=I1Z61*K61NDIM 101I RI761I1101TIM- 1 Section 1. Sections 6.870 and 6.872 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are added to provide as follows: 6.870 Single -Use Serviceware - Definitions. For purposes of sections 6.870 and 6.872 of this code, the following words and phrases mean: Condiment packaging. Packaging used to deliver single -serving condiments to customers. This includes but is not limited to single -serving packaging for ketchup, mustard, relish, mayonnaise, hot sauce, coffee creamer, salad dressing, jelly and jam, and soy sauce. Customer. Every person who purchases food or beverage. Retail food and beverage establishment. Full service restaurants, limited service restaurants, fast food restaurants, food carts, bars, coffee and tea shops, grocery stores, convenience stores, hotels and motels, caterers, and food service contractors. Single -Use Serviceware. Straws, stirrers, utensils (including, but not limited to spoons, forks, knives, sporks and chopsticks), and condiment packaging, intended to be used once and then discarded. 6.872 Single -Use Serviceware — Restrictions. A retail food and beverage establishment may not provide single -use serviceware to a customer unless the customer explicitly requests the single -use serviceware or the customer is asked if the customer would like single -use serviceware and the customer responds affirmatively. Section 2. Section 6.990 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding a new subsection (13) to provide as follows: 6.990 Penalties - Specific. (13) Any business, owner, or employer that permits a violation of section 6.872 of this code shall be subject to the following penalties: (a) A written warning for the first violation in a calendar year; Ordinance - Page 1 of 2