02 NCAC 20B .0103          ADVERTISING MATTER

(a)  Distribution of advertising material of any kind, nature, or description by concessionaires, exhibitors, patrons attending annual exhibitions on the State Fairgrounds, political parties, or by any person shall be prohibited on the State Fairgrounds unless distributed from the designated space and shall have been approved by the State Fair Manager or his or her designee. Advertising material shall be on the counter or display area and may be handed out when requested by fair patrons.

(b)  Operation of a sound truck or other mobile vehicle equipped with a public address system or sign, whether in motion or parked on the fair grounds, whether within or without the fenced‑off area, is prohibited.

(c)  For the purpose of enforcing this Rule, the State Fair grounds shall consist of the land in Wake County bounded on the south by Hillsborough Street, on the east by Blue Ridge Road, on the north by Trinity Road, and on the west by the Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr. Horse Complex, and includes the area without as well as within the fenced portion.

(d)  The prohibitions and restrictions in this Rule shall not apply to service trucks with writing on the sides advertising its products while making deliveries of merchandise or service to concessionaires or exhibitors on the State Fair grounds, or the advertising on bumper stickers and window decals of vehicles.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑503;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. October 1, 1993; July 17, 1981;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 19, 2015;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2018.