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What is NYC AC § 20-709?

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This section mandates that consumer commodities for sale must be clearly marked with the price per measure at the display point. The enforcement is under the authority of the commissioner. It exempts food stores with annual gross sales below $250,000 unless they are part of a larger network meeting the sales threshold.

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§ 20-709 Display of price per measure.

AC § 20-709

All consumer commodities designated by the commissioner in accordance with subdivision (a) of section 20-710 hereof exposed for sale or offered for sale shall be plainly marked by a stamp, tag, label or sign at the point of display with the appropriate price per measure; provided however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any food store having had annual gross sales in the previous tax year of less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, ($250,000) unless it is a part of a network of subsidiaries, affiliates, or other member stores, under direct or indirect common control, which, as a group, had annual gross sales in the previous tax year of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or more.

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