21660. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to require the reporting of personal property exchanged, sold, or offered for sale or exchange at swap meets, flea markets, and open-air markets, and information regarding vendors selling or displaying new merchandise, for the purpose of ensuring that swap meet, open-air market, and […]
21661. (a) As used in this article, the term “swap meet” includes a flea market or an open-air market and means an event at which two or more persons offer merchandise for sale or exchange and that meets one of the following conditions: (1) A fee is charged for the privilege of offering or displaying merchandise for […]
21662. The provisions of this article shall not apply to: (a) An event held not more than two times per calendar year that is organized for the exclusive benefit of any community chest, fund, foundation, association, or corporation organized and operated for religious, educational, hospital, or charitable purposes, if no part of any admission fee or […]
21663. (a) Except as provided in Section 21663.1, every vendor shall report all merchandise offered or displayed for sale or exchange on a form, prescribed or approved by the California Department of Justice, containing all the following information: (1) The name and address of the vendor. (2) A description of the merchandise offered for sale or exchange, including […]
21663.1. (a) A vendor selling or displaying new merchandise and a vendor holding a business license issued by a city, county, or city and county of this state are not required to comply with Section 21633 if the swap meet is conducted at the same location at least once per month on real property owned by […]
21664. (a) The swap meet operator shall obtain sufficient blank forms from the Department of Justice at a cost not to exceed the actual cost to the department, or shall cause to be printed and be available sufficient forms approved by the department, for the use of vendors attending the swap meet, and shall distribute them […]
21665. (a) Swap meet operators shall retain a copy of the reports collected by them for six months and shall make the copies available for inspection, upon request, by a peace officer as defined in Section 830.1 or subdivision (a) of Section 830.3 of the Penal Code, or a peace officer of the Department of the […]
21666. (a) Upon request, a vendor shall provide the purchaser a written receipt disclosing the vendor’s name and address for any items purchased which has a selling price in excess of fifteen dollars ($15). (b) No vendor shall offer or display at a swap meet any new or used personal property or merchandise of a kind […]
21667. A violation of any provision of this article, except subdivision (b) of Section 21666, is a misdemeanor and may be punishable by up to six months in county jail, a fine of fifty dollars ($50) for the first violation, one hundred dollars ($100) for the second violation, and two hundred dollars ($200) for the […]
21668. A chief of police of a city or the sheriff of an area outside of the city may waive any requirement of this article for swap meet operators and vendors in the city or area outside of the city if the chief of police or sheriff determines it is not necessary or appropriate in […]
21669. (a) All swap meets which are conducted two or more times per calendar year on any premises or property owned or leased by any city, county, city and county, state, or any other local governmental agency, entity, or board, shall comply with all of the following procedures: (1) The swap meet operator shall have a valid […]
21669.1. In addition to the requirements specified in subdivision (a) of Section 21669, all swap meets conducted on the premises or property of a state or local governmental entity that has or expects to have an average daily attendance of 10,000 or more persons shall provide all of the following: (a) A statement of ownership, including […]
