Shouldn’t an exemption be made for vendors at Farmers Markets since they only operate for one or two days each week?
The Division of Environmental Health and Protection cannot overlook food safety and exempt any type of operation that involves food preparation, handling or selling potentially hazardous food. These activities are no different at a Farmers Market than activities conducted by the many hundreds of other individuals and organizations that apply for and receive temporary permits every years at fairs and festivals.

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1. What is a Farmers Market?
2. When is a license needed to sell products at a Farmers Market?
3. Does the health department require licenses for selling other products at a Farmers Market?
4. Can I sell food prepared in my home at a Farmers Market?
5. What is required to be on this home-prepared food label?
6. Shouldn’t an exemption be made for vendors at Farmers Markets since they only operate for one or two days each week?
7. Why must I also have to pay a vendor’s fee to the market, as well as the license fees? What do I do if I’m not happy with the market rules?
8. What is a potentially hazardous food product?