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Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by amending and further clarifying the definitions section.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
ยง 9-213. Farmers' Markets.
(1) Definitions
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(b) Farmers' Market. An area where on designated days and times, growers and producers of horticultural and agricultural products sell those products directly to the public.
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(d) Farmers' Market Vendor. A[ny] person or entity who exhibits, displays, offers for sale or sells [any] exclusively horticultural or agricultural products, baked goods, prepared foods, or handmade products from any stand while at a Farmer's Market.
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(h) Farmers' Market Sponsor. A person or entity designated by the Farmers Market Entity as a supporter of the Farmers' Market because it provides financial or other tangible support to the Farmers' Market.
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(10) Other Prohibited Conduct. No Farmers' Market [e]Entity or Farmers' Market [v]Vendor shall:
(a) conduct itself or its business in such a way as would restrict or interfere with the ingress or egress of the abutting owner or tenant, or in such a way as would create or become a nuisance or hazard to public health, safety or welfare, or increase traffic congestion or delay, or constitute an obstruction to adequate access to fire, police, or sanitation vehicles;
(b) leave any stand unattended on a sidewalk at any time; [or]
(c) conduct Farmers' Market operations between eleven (11) p.m. and six (6) a.m.; or
(d) permit any person or entity that is not either a Farmers' Market Vendor or a Farmers' Market Sponsor to exhibit, sell or dispense products or otherwise conduct business at a Farmers' Market. Farmers' Market Sponsors may sell goods and services other than those goods permitted to be sold b...
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