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Health department proposes annual farmer's-market permit to replace rolling 30-day temporary permits
Summary
Wicomico County Health Department proposed a $100 annual farmer's-market permit to replace repeated 30-day temporary food permits; council members and vendors questioned inspections, coverage, and whether vendors were notified.
The Wicomico County Health Department presented a draft farmer's-market permit on March 18 that would replace repeated 30-day temporary food-service permits with a single annual $100 permit for vendors who provide samples or sell non-hazardous processed foods at farmers markets.
Health department staff said the current temporary food-service permit allows operations for only 30 consecutive days, requiring vendors that participate across a season to reapply and pay $75 each period. The proposed permit would be a one-time $100 annual permit and would be tied to COMAR (Maryland regulations) definitions for allowed items at farmers markets—whole…
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