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 Miami - Dade County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 8A. BUSINESS REGULATIONS
 Article III. UNIFORM TRADE STANDARDS
 Division 3. SALE OF COMMODITIES

  § 8A-110.1. Tipping policies.  

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  • (1)

    Definitions.

    (a)

    Business shall mean any food service establishment in which tipping ordinarily occurs or which has a tipping policy.

    (b)

    Permit shall mean to allow, permit, accept, request or require.

    (c)

    Status shall mean the race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, marital status or familial status of an individual or any person associated with that individual.

    (d)

    Tip shall mean any gratuity or service charge associated with a business's provision of any goods or services.

    (e)

    Tipping shall mean the custom, policy or practice of permitting tips.

    (2)

    Nondiscrimination in Tipping. No business shall permit any tip based upon an individual's status.

    (3)

    Posting of Tipping Policies. Each business shall provide notice of (A) whether the business includes an automatic tip in its bill, and if so, the amount or method of calculation of the automatic tip; and (B) the following language: "IT IS ILLEGAL IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR ANY BUSINESS TO CONDONE IN ANY MANNER TIPPING BASED ON THE RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, ANCESTRY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PREGNANCY, DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS OR FAMILIAL STATUS OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS GIVING OR RECEIVING THE TIP. If you have a complaint, you may call the Miami-Dade County Consumer Services Department Hotline at (305) 375-3677." This notice shall be posted conspicuously, either on a sign or in a statement on the business's menu or price listing in the same form and manner as the other items on the menu or price listing, and written in a legible manner in English, Spanish and Creole.

    (4)

    Provisions Cumulative. The provisions of this section shall be cumulative and in addition to and not in derogation of any and all other provisions or laws prohibiting discrimination or regarding notification of tipping polices.

    (5)

    Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply throughout the incorporated and unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida.

(Ord. No. 99-163, § 1, 12-7-99)