RESOURCES:
DIRECT VENDOR PROGRAM
The board may, at any time, issue Direct-Vendor Permit to those who satisfy the requirements below:
Direct Vendor Permit is:
- An allowance not considered to be quota, allowed to Direct-Vendor growers who are permitted to place less than 301 poults (regulated product) in one quota year (May to April).
- A Direct-Vendor (small lot) grower shall not market any regulated product, other than at the farm gate, at a farmer's market, through an independent butcher, or through an independent restaurant, to any person who is not the end consumer of the regulated product.
- A Direct-Vendor grower shall not market any regulated product to any other grower, to any wholesaler or broker, to any processor broker or turkey broker, or to any retail grocery or commercial foodservice chain.
- Direct-Vendor (small lot) allowances are restricted to a total placement of less than 301 turkey poults (regulated product) per quota year per family or farm production unit or legal land description.
- Direct-vendors in the following quota year must provide proof of poults received in the previous quota year before their license will be renewed.
The application for a Direct-Vendor permit must be accompanied by the required license fee of $75.00.
Direct-Vendors shall comply with the provisions of this and all other orders and regulations of the Board.
