§ 7-72. Definitions.  


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  • For purposes of Chapter 4 of this title:

    1.  "Vending facility" means automatic vending machines, cafeterias, snackbars, cart service, shelters, counters, and such other appropriate auxiliary equipment which may be operated by blind licensees and which is necessary for the sale of newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, food, beverages, and other articles or services dispensed automatically or manually and prepared on or off the premises in accordance with all applicable health laws;

    2.  "Net proceeds" means the amount remaining from the sale of articles or services of vending facilities, and any vending machine or other income accruing to blind vendors after deducting the cost of such sale and other expenses, excluding set-aside charges required to be paid by such vendors;

    3.  "Blind person" means a person having a visual acuity not to exceed 20/200 in the better eye, with correcting lenses, or visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees (20°); and

    4.  "Satisfactory site" means an area fully accessible to vending facility patrons, with sufficient electrical, plumbing, heating, and ventilation outlets for the location and operation of a vending facility in accordance with applicable health laws and building codes, to contain space necessary for proper vending facility service.

Added by Laws 1937, p. 55, § 2.  Amended by Laws 1978, c. 127, § 2, emerg. eff. March 31, 1978; Laws 1997, c. 89, § 2, emerg. eff. April 11, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 107, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998.