Submitted By
Dr. Theresa Chapple, Public Health Director
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
Title
Concur with the Farmers' Market Commission and Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 18 ("Peddlers and Solicitors"), Article 2 ("Farmers' Market"), Section 18-2-2 ("Definitions") and Section 18-2-8 ("General Regulations; Certificate of Production") of the Oak Park Village Code to Allow the Sale of Fish at the Farmers' Market
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Overview
Overview
This is a recommendation to amend specific sections of Chapter 18 (Peddlers and Solicitors"), Article 2 ("Farmer's Market") pertaining to producer/vendor's definitions and to allow established Oak Park Farmer's Market vendors to sell local fish, which they acquire directly from the fisherman/fisher. Two specific changes are recommended: 1.) Give the right for vendors to sell fish on behalf of the fisherman/fisher and 2.) Request to add the new definition of fisherman/fisher.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.
Background
Village staff has been unsuccessful in finding fishermen/fishers who would sell direct at the Oak Park Farmer's Market. Often, these fishers are located up to eight hours away from the Chicago area and driving to the Oak Park Farmer's Market one day per week is not feasible for their business. However, the demand for fresh water fish is high from the market customers, who have communicated their desire for fish to be sold at the market, both verbally and in writing. This Ordinance would allow current Oak Park Farmer's Market vendors to sell local Midwest-caught fish that they acquire directly from the fisherman/fisher
Illinois law dictates all fish and meat must be sold frozen at all farmers markets. Current Oak Park meat vendors sell fish at other popular markets around Chicago and are already prepared with the necessary equipment, such as freezers, to sell frozen fish at the Oak Park market. Several Oak Park market meat vendors have asked the ...
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