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(c) "Food establishment" as used in this Chapter means a "food establishment" as 'defined in Section. 188.10 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances. (d) "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Health of the City of Minneapolis or -the Commissioner's designee. 204.30. Prohibitions.. No person owning, operating or conducting a food establishment within the City of Minneapolis shall do or allow to be done any of the following within the City: Sell or convey at retail or possess with the intent to sell or convey at retail any food or beverage that is placed, wrapped or packaged, at any time at or before the time or point of sale, in or on packaging which is not environmentally acceptable packaging. The presence on the premises of the food establishment of packaging which is not environmentally acceptable packaging shall constitute a rebuttable presumption of intent to sell or convey at retail, or to provide to retail customers packaging which is not environmentally acceptable packaging; provided, however, that this subparagraph shall not apply to manufacturers, brokers or warehouse operators, who conduct or transact no retail food or beverage business. 204.40. Enforcement. The Commissioner shall have the duty and the authority to enforce provisions of this chapter. 204.50. Rules and Regulations. The Commissioner may, upon notice and hearing, promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and protect the health of the public, including the development of exemptions under Section 204.70 -for packaging for which there is no commercially available alternative and for flexible packaging. In promulgating such rules the Commissioner shall consider the legislative purposes provided in Section 204.10 of this Chapter and shall consult with the operators of affected food establishments. 204.60. Advisory Commitee on Environmentally Acceptable Packaging. The City Council shall, by resolution, establish an Advisory Committee on Environmentally Acceptable Packaging. The resolution shall provide for the membership, manner of appointment, the Committee's charge and its duration. The membership shall be drawn from affected governmental units, business and industry, trade associations, general business organizations, consumer groups, environmental groups and others as determined in the resolution. The Advisory Committee shall include a member designated by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners from outside the City of Minneapolis and a member designated by the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. The charge of the Committee shall include the following: s ;u