Nevada City Municipal Code Ch. 5.36 Locally or Regionally Grown Agricultural Products

As used in this chapter:

"Agricultural product" shall mean any farm product, including, fruit, nut, vegetable, berry, or aquacultural product.

"Farmers' or growers' market" shall mean open markets, usually held outdoors, in public spaces, where farmers and others sell agricultural products to the public.

"Produce stand" shall mean any temporary or permanent food facility or stand that sells agricultural products.

"Retail market" shall mean any structure or area, including produce markets, retail markets, and supermarkets, which sell agricultural products in their raw or natural state. ;;hn0;; (Ord. No. 2011-05, § 1, 2-9-2011)

Any seller of agricultural products in Nevada City at a farmers' or growers market, a produce stand or retail market who markets and/or advertises agricultural products as "locally grown" or "regionally grown", or other substantially similar terms, must maintain sufficient records concerning the point of origin of these products, and prominently display for the consumer, at the location where such products are sold, a placard of at least 10″ × 10″ that states the following in at least 20 point font size:

ATTENTION CUSTOMERS

SOME OF OUR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ARE ADVERTISED AS LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY GROWN. THE TERMS "LOCAL" OR "REGIONAL" MAY MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO EACH CUSTOMER. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIFIC AREA OR REGION IN WHICH THESE PARTICULAR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WERE GROWN, PLEASE CONTACT AN EMPLOYEE FOR MORE INFORMATION ;;hn0;; (Ord. No. 2011-05, § 1, 2-9-2011)

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction, punishable by the maximum penalty established by state law. ;;hn0;; (Ord. No. 2011-05, § 1, 2-9-2011)