VAIL FARMERS’ MARKET RULES
1. All vendors are required to have tents with adequate weights: either 10 X 10 or 8 X 8 or multiples
thereof. No products, signs or equipment are to be placed outside the vendor’s tent(s). All farm and food
products must be displayed on tables. The name of the business and prices must be displayed somewhere
on or in the tent.
2. Only products listed on your application and approved in advance by the Market organizer may be
sold.
3. Vendors who use any kind of open flame or electricity are required to have an operating ABC fire
extinguisher available and visible in their tent(s). Depending on drought conditions, a no-charge, open
burning permit may be required by the Town of Vail (TOV).
4. Electric hookups are limited and are only available in certain tent locations. If you need electricity to
operate critical equipment, make a note on your application. Efforts will be made to provide a hookup,
but it may not be possible. If available, there may be an additional charge of $10 per day.
5. The starting time is 10:00AM. This means all vehicles must be removed from Meadow Drive no later
than 9:30AM. Setup for trucks/trailers cannot begin before 7:30am nor before 8:30am for everyone else
due to bus traffic. Late arrivals may be fined, reassigned to an outlying space or denied access. Vendors
are to be fully operational until sales end at 3:30PM, but must completely vacate their assigned areas no
later than 4:45PM. Because of the logistics of the Market, vendors who sell out early cannot begin closing
up until the market closes at 3:30PM. Vendors are required to clean up their assigned areas before
departing and to take all cardboard and wastewater away with them.
6. Vendors who fail to participate more than once or who fail to provide adequate notice of their absence
may be fined, reassigned to a less desirable space or have their participation suspended or terminated by
the organizer, without a refund.
7. The organizer reserves the right to deny space to any vendor that, in the organizer’s sole opinion, does
not fit the Vail Market or that competes with Meadow Drive merchants. The organizer also reserves the
right to limit the number of vendors selling similar products. The organizer prefers products that are
grown, processed or produced by the selling vendor.
8. All food vendors must be approved by the TOV Environmental Health Officer and must have the
appropriate permits. The TOV requires all vendors preparing food on-site to have a non flammable
ground cover to prevent staining the street. If staining occurs, a fee may be assessed to have the spot(s)
commercially removed.
9. All vendors are required to obtain a TOV Special Event Sales Tax License or have a TOV Business
License. Any vendor who does not pay his/her TOV Sales Taxes when they are due may be fined, have
market participation suspended or be terminated by the organizer, without a refund.
10. All vendors are required to carry adequate liability insurance. Proof of insurance or additional insured
certificates may be required.
11. These rules may be changed from time to time by the organizer. Failure to follow any rule(s) may
result in vendors being fined or dropped from the market, with all paid fees and deposits forfeited.
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