Labor Code section 2516

This part shall not apply to grocery establishments that will be located in geographic areas designated by the United States Department of Agriculture as a food desert, based on the original food desert measure contained in the Food Access Research Atlas, provided that both of the following apply:

(a)

More than six years have elapsed since the most recent grocery establishment was located in the area designated as a food desert.

(b)

The grocery establishment stocks and during normal business hours sells fresh fruit and vegetables in amounts and of a quality that is comparable to what the establishment sells in its three geographically closest stores, which are located outside of the food desert.

Source: Section 2516, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=2516.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2016; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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