§ 111-48 – Preference to blind persons in operation of highway vending facilities.
111-48. Preference to blind persons in operation of highway vending facilities. In order to provide support for programs for the blind and to further promote employment opportunities for blind persons, the Department of Health and Human Services may operate automatic vending machines on State property on North Carolina highways and shall give preference to blind […]
§ 111-49 – Definitions as used in this Article.
111-49. Definitions as used in this Article. (a) "Automatic vending" means a coin, currency, token, ticket, or credit card operated machine that dispenses food, drinks, or sundries. (b) "Blind vendor" means a blind person who has been licensed by the Division of Services for the Blind to operate a vending stand in a public building. […]
§ 111-50 – Operations of highway vending.
111-50. Operations of highway vending. (a) In locations on North Carolina highways where the Department of Health and Human Services determines that automatic vending is suitable, the Department shall authorize the Division of Services for the Blind to contract with blind vendors in the operation of highway vending facilities. The contracts shall be reviewed and […]
§ 111-51 – Priority for specific blind vendors.
111-51. Priority for specific blind vendors. Blind vendors who were operating highway vending facilities as of July 31, 1991, and who continue to operate those facilities shall be given priority in renegotiating contracts under this Article to continue to operate those same facilities. (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 984, s. 3.)
§ 111-52 – Profits from Highway Vending Fund.
111-52. Profits from Highway Vending Fund. Profits generated by highway vending locations as of June 30, 1992, and deposited in a special fund in accordance with the policies of the Office of the State Controller shall be reserved for the construction and maintenance of highway vending facility projects. (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 984, s. […]
§ 111-44 – Location and services provided by State agency.
111-44. Location and services provided by State agency. If the Department of Health and Human Services determines that a location is suitable for the operation of a vending facility by a blind person, the State agency with authority over the location shall provide proper space, plumbing, lighting, and electrical outlets for the vending facility in […]
§ 111-45 – Duty of State agency to inform the Department of Health and Human Services.
111-45. Duty of State agency to inform the Department of Health and Human Services. It shall be the duty of the State agencies to inform the Department of Health and Human Services of existing and prospective locations for vending facilities and coin-operated vending machines and to adopt rules, upon request of the Department, to promote […]
§ 111-46 – Vending facilities operated by those other than blind persons.
111-46. Vending facilities operated by those other than blind persons. Where vending facilities on State property are operated by those other than blind persons on the date of enactment of this Article, the contract of these vending facilities shall not be renewed or extended unless the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services […]
§ 111-47 – Exclusions.
111-47. Exclusions. (a) This Article is not intended to cover food services provided by hospitals or residential institutions as a direct service to patients, inmates, trainees, or otherwise institutionalized persons, nor to cover coin-operated vending machines located in State facilities operated under the authority of G.S. 122C. (b) This Article shall not prohibit the continued […]
§ 111-47.1 – Food service at North Carolina aquariums.
111-47.1. Food service at North Carolina aquariums. (a) Notwithstanding this Article, the North Carolina Aquariums may operate or contract for the operation of food or vending services at the North Carolina Aquariums. Notwithstanding G.S. 111-43, the net proceeds of revenue generated by food and vending services that are provided at the North Carolina Aquariums and […]