§ 6-509. Children's meals.

(a) "Children's meal" defined.

(1) In general.

In this section, "children's meal" means a combination of food items that is:

(i) prepared by and offered for purchase at a food service facility as a unit at a single price; and

(ii) represented to be or otherwise primarily intended for consumption by children.

(2) Exception for prepackaged food items.

"Children's meal" does not include a combination of food items that has been prepackaged by or at a facility other than the food service facility offering the prepackaged combination for purchase.

(b) Beverage limitation.

No food service facility may offer a children's meal that includes a beverage unless that beverage is:

(1) water, sparkling water, or flavored water, with no added natural or artificial sweeteners;

(2) milk or a non-dairy milk alternative; or

(3) 100% fruit juice or fruit juice combined with water or sparkling water, with no added natural or artificial sweeteners, in a serving size of no more than 8 ounces.

(c) Qualification.

Nothing in this section precludes a food service facility from providing, if specifically requested by the purchaser of the children's meal, any lawful beverage as a substitute or alternative for the beverages being offered in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.