Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
MARKETING
Chapter 80-8-4 - MONTGOMERY STATE FARMERS MARKET
Section 80-8-4-.02 - Prices Charged For Market Use
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
The following fees to be charged for market use are maximum fees. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is granted the authority to reduce any fee set out in this rule or any other rule appearing in Chapter 80-8-4, but no reduction in fees may be made below $2.00 for any vehicle or space.
(a) Maximum rental charges for space in the Retail Building shall be at the rate of $10.00 per day per assigned space of 10 feet by 20 feet.
(b) Persons entering the market with any type item or produce for purposes of sale or resale shall pay the following maximum gate fees for each size vehicle described below:
Description Maximum Fee
Automobile, van $8.00
Pickup Truck to include Rancheros, etc. 8.00
One-ton truck 10.00
Ten-wheeler truck 14.00
Tractor trailer 18.00
(c) The Commissioner is authorized to also prescribe differing fees for the above described vehicles, depending upon the load carried by the vehicle so long as these fees do not exceed the above maximum rates.
(d) Delivery trucks delivering freight, soft drinks, candy, snack bar supplies and supplies for the restaurant and garden center shall be exempt from the above fees.
(e) The above gate fees under paragraph (b) above are good for 24 hours or until the load is sold. If the load is not sold by the end of the 24-hour period, space will be assigned on a space rental fee basis for an additional 24-hour period or until the load is sold. When the load of produce is sold, the space shall immediately revert back to the market for use by incoming vehicles.
(f) Truckers or wholesalers making deliveries to the market may obtain a yearly delivery permit for a maximum rate of $250.00. These permits shall expire December 31 of the year purchased.
Author: Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-3-23.
