SUBCHAPTER 43G ‑ AGRICULTURAL FAIRS

02 NCAC 43G .0101         CLASSIFICATION OF FAIRS

Fairs shall be classified in two categories and shall be known as:

(1)           non‑commercial community fairs; or

(2)           commercial agricultural fairs.

A non‑commercial community fair is one at which no admission fee is charged and which is not operated for profit but is operated by a bona fide non‑profit organization and at which no traveling shows, rides or games are conducted. All fairs which do not come within this definition are classified as commercial agricultural fairs.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑520.1;

Eff. August 1, 1982;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 23, 2017.

02 NCAC 43G .0102         COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL FAIRS REGULATED

All commercial agricultural fairs shall comply with the requirements set forth in this Section, but this Section shall not apply to non‑commercial community fairs.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑520.3;

Eff. August 1, 1982;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 23, 2017.

02 NCAC 43G .0103         MINIMUM EXHIBITS

(a)  All commercial agricultural fairs shall be required to have the following minimum entries, but this shall not be construed as a limitation on the number of the entries which such fairs may have:

(1)           three 4‑H clubs, or Future Farmers (FFA) or Future Homemakers (FHA) of America, or other high school or college vocational displays;

(2)           three extension homemaker, or commodity group, or farm organization, or individual displays;

(3)           three displays of community, or educational or industrial, or civic, or volunteer group activities;

(4)           five items of farm, lawn, or garden machinery or equipment (new or antique) on display;

(5)           fifteen entries of field crops such as tobacco, corn, soybeans, peanuts, wheat, hay (or ensilage), cotton, sorghum, oats, barley, rye, etc.;

(6)           twenty entries of horticultural crops such as apples, peaches, pears, grapes, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, peas, beans, squash, okra, pumpkins, melons, tree nuts, etc.;

(7)           twenty entries of food conservation such as canned fruits, vegetables, pickles, jams, jellies, preserves, juices, etc.;

(8)           ten entries of baked goods such as cakes, pies, breads, cookies, candies, etc.;

(9)           twenty entries of handicrafts such as needlepointed, crocheted, knitted, crosstitched, or embroidered, etc.;

(10)         ten entries of clothing in women's, men's, youth, and infant apparel, etc.;

(11)         twenty entries in arts, crafts, photography, or hobbies, etc.;

(12)         ten entries of flowers, such as singles, arrangements, potted plants, hanging baskets or dried flowers; and

(13)         ten entries of live animals such as dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, mules, poultry, rabbits, or wildlife.

(b)  There shall be provided adequate facilities for housing the exhibits, eating places, drinking fountains and rest rooms, and these facilities shall meet health standards imposed by the State of North Carolina.

(c)  There shall be a minimum of 50 exhibitors, but each exhibitor shall be eligible to enter as many categories as desired. The number of exhibits shall be at least 150 in agricultural or related classes.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑520.3;

Eff. August 1, 1982;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1983; May 1, 1983;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 23, 2017.

02 NCAC 43G .0104         PREMIUMS

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑520.3;

Eff. August 1, 1982;

Amended Eff. May 1, 1983;

Expired Eff. October 1, 2017 pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A.

02 NCAC 43G .0105         REPORTS

Each organization holding a fair shall furnish such financial statements and such other reports as the Commissioner of Agriculture deems necessary and on such forms as the Commissioner of Agriculture may furnish, not later than 90 days after the closing of the fair. Reports may be furnished later than 90 days after the closing of the fair upon written permission by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his authorized agent.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑520.5;

Eff. August 1, 1982;

Amended Eff. May 1, 1983;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 23, 2017.

02 NCAC 43G .0106         INSPECTION

The Commissioner of Agriculture or his agents shall have access to the premises upon which any fair is held and shall have the right to inspect all records of such fairs.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑520.3;

Eff. August 1, 1982;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 23, 2017.