Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-3A.3
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Requirements for registered farmers market
Official statutory text
A. A manager or an advisory board member may register a farmers
market with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry if the farmers market meets the eligibility requirements
identified in the Oklahoma Farmers Market and Farmers Hub Act.
B. A manager or an advisory board member of a registered
farmers market shall ensure the following are met for the farmers
market:
1. A complete registration application is submitted to the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry containing
the following information:
a. location of the farmers market,
b. name and contact information of the manager or
advisory board members for the farmers market,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 174
c. letters of intent to sell at the farmers market from a
minimum of four independent vendors of raw food
products,
d. proposed annual calendar including months, days and
hours of operation,
e. defined geographic region of eligible vendors,
f. written acknowledgement of the Oklahoma State
Department of Health rules found at Title 310,
Chapters 257 and 260 of the Oklahoma Administrative
Code,
g. a list of types of benefits accepted as payment
including, but not limited to, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), Women and Infant Children
(WIC) and tribal aid programs,
h. intended methods for promotion of the farmers market
including websites, social media and other
advertising,
i. a copy of the farmers market guidelines or bylaws, if
applicable, and
j. any other information required by rules promulgated
pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmers Market and Farmers
Hub Act;
2. Open for business at least one (1) day a week and at least
four (4) months of the year;
3. Open to the general public for purchase of products;
4. Sales are only direct to purchasers from the farm food
producer or value-added processor;
5. The grower, producer or employees of the grower or producer
are knowledgeable of the products offered for sale and are present
to answer questions to the purchaser;
6. Compliance with all local, state and federal laws regarding
retail sales including, but not limited to, tax compliance and all
licensing from state and federal entities; and
7. Any other conditions provided in rules promulgated pursuant
to the Oklahoma Farmers Market and Farmers Hub Act.
market with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry if the farmers market meets the eligibility requirements
identified in the Oklahoma Farmers Market and Farmers Hub Act.
B. A manager or an advisory board member of a registered
farmers market shall ensure the following are met for the farmers
market:
1. A complete registration application is submitted to the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry containing
the following information:
a. location of the farmers market,
b. name and contact information of the manager or
advisory board members for the farmers market,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 174
c. letters of intent to sell at the farmers market from a
minimum of four independent vendors of raw food
products,
d. proposed annual calendar including months, days and
hours of operation,
e. defined geographic region of eligible vendors,
f. written acknowledgement of the Oklahoma State
Department of Health rules found at Title 310,
Chapters 257 and 260 of the Oklahoma Administrative
Code,
g. a list of types of benefits accepted as payment
including, but not limited to, Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), Women and Infant Children
(WIC) and tribal aid programs,
h. intended methods for promotion of the farmers market
including websites, social media and other
advertising,
i. a copy of the farmers market guidelines or bylaws, if
applicable, and
j. any other information required by rules promulgated
pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmers Market and Farmers
Hub Act;
2. Open for business at least one (1) day a week and at least
four (4) months of the year;
3. Open to the general public for purchase of products;
4. Sales are only direct to purchasers from the farm food
producer or value-added processor;
5. The grower, producer or employees of the grower or producer
are knowledgeable of the products offered for sale and are present
to answer questions to the purchaser;
6. Compliance with all local, state and federal laws regarding
retail sales including, but not limited to, tax compliance and all
licensing from state and federal entities; and
7. Any other conditions provided in rules promulgated pursuant
to the Oklahoma Farmers Market and Farmers Hub Act.
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