RULES FOR VENDORS All products sold at the Market must be grown in Hall County or in a county adjoining a county which adjoins Hall County. All products must be sold by the person who grew the product, a family member or an employee. You cannot buy produce from other sources to sell at the market. Approved counties are; Hall, Gwinnett, Barrow, Jackson, Banks, Habersham, White, Lumpkin, Dawson, and Forsyth. Also – Rockdale, Walton, Oconee, Clarke, Madison, Franklin, Stephens, Rabun, Towns, Union, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Cherokee, Fulton, DeKalb, and Oconee, S.C. Only members of Hall County Farmer’s Market, Inc. will be permitted to sell at the Market. The annual membership fee is $20.00 for the calendar year. Assigned spaces will be available to members who pay a $175.00 advance fee. Spaces rented for the summer become that member’s space for the remainder of the season. No other seller will be allowed to sell from that space without written permission from the renter of the space. April 1st is the deadline for the previous year’s consideration. Requests for changes from the previous year’s space assignment will be treated as a new request and filled based on a first-come, first served basis after April 1st. Any exceptions MUST be approved by the rules committee. A fee of $15.00 per day is charged per extra parking space at the Market; however, the person paying the $175.00 advance fee will not be required to pay the $15.00 per day fee unless they desire additional space. Each seller will be required to keep his area clean and not leave anything that might be objectionable. A personal trash can is a good idea. Public relations with the shoppers are most important. All sellers at the Market are encouraged to be friendly, courteous, truthful and honest. Customer or Member complaints will be reviewed by a committee composed of three (3) members of the Board of Directors. Any seller who continues to have complaints about their products will be given an opportunity to justify continued participation in the Market. Smoking by sellers is allowed only in designated areas. Profanity by sellers is not allowed. The seller should furnish something to put the items in for the customer. These may be sacks, boxes or baskets. Seller must provide their own tables. It is the responsibility of the seller to have Class III (legal for trade) scales. All scales are subject to G.A. Dept. of Agriculture approval. All produce Must be sold by weight unless state approved units of measure are used (i.e., bushel, half bushel, pint, quart,) Exceptions are noted in the minimum price list. Be sure to give good weights. All vegetables and produce sold by volume must conform to the weight standards for that unit of measure as established by the Georgia Department of Agriculture for weights and measures. Approved units of measure are, Pound, Dozen, Pint, Quart, Gallon, Bushel, Half Bushel, Peck. No small baskets of produce will be used as a unit of measure at the market. For exceptions see the minimum price list. A list of weights & measures is posted in the office. All value-added products, such as homemade canned products, baked goods, candies, freshly prepared foods, etc., MUST follow all applicable local, state, and federal rules and requirements. Vendors must submit a copy of their business license and food safety certificate along with their application. All farmers selling live plants, whether potted, bare root, or bulb, etc., MUST have, and provide the Hall County Farmers Market a copy of a Georgia Department of Agriculture Live Plant License as per GA Law. See website: Live Plant License Categories and Fees - Ga Dept of Agriculture (georgia.gov A Committee composed of three (3) members of the Board of Directors will have authority to instruct a farmer or seller to vacate the Market if necessary. This Committee can also recommend to the full Board that a member be expelled from the Hall County Farmer’s Market, Inc. If such a recommendation is made, the Member will have an opportunity for a hearing before the entire Board. No selling outside the gate before the market opens will be allowed. The market will start each market day with the ringing of a bell by market management. Vendors will not be allowed to sell or bag items prior to the ringing of the starting bell. (Personalized “CSA” orders are allowed.) Penalty for violation of this rule will be as follows: First offense will be vendor expulsion for the day. Second offense will be vendor expulsion for the year. This rule is being added so you can inform the customers, “No one can sell before the bell rings, or they will be asked to leave the market.” Our market allows the sale of craft items that have been approved by 3 Board Members. All sellers MUST abide by the MINIMUM PRICE LIST for common produce items sold at the market. These prices are very fair for all farmers and do not restrict any farmer from asking a higher price. (Quantities of 10 pounds or more are not subject to these prices.) A minimum price list will be provided to all farmers selling at our market. Minimum prices are set by a committee of market members and approved by the Board of Directors. Any questions regarding minimum prices should be directed to the Board of Directors. All produce for sale at the market must have visible pricing for customers to view. The penalty for not following this rule is immediate expulsion from the market. THE MINIMUM PRICE LIST IS FOR THE FARMERS USE ONLY AND IS NEVER TO BE SHOWN OR DISCUSSED WITH THE CUSTOMER! All signs or banners must be approved by the Board before they are permanently installed.