Section 19418.5 - State-designated fairs(a) The Legislature finds and declares that district agricultural associations, county fairs, citrus fruit fairs, and the California Exposition and State Fair, collectively known as state-designated fairs pursuant to Section 19418, are a valuable community resource, and recognizes that local businesses and local communities make valuable contributions to state-designated fairs that include direct and indirect support of fair programs. The Legislature further finds and declares that local businesses often provide opportunity purchases to local state-designated fairs that, for similar things available through the state purchasing program, may be purchased locally at a price equivalent to or less than that available through the state purchasing program.(b) In order to make opportunity purchases, a state-designated fair shall develop applicable policies and procedures.(c) As used in this section, "opportunity purchases" means purchases made locally, either individually or cooperatively, at a price equal to or less than the price available through the state purchasing program on or off state contract.Ca. Bus. and Prof. Code § 19418.5
Added by Stats 2021 ch 374 (AB 623),s 1, eff. 1/1/2022.