(a) The governing body may erect, establish, and regulate the markets and marketplaces for the sale of vegetables and other articles necessary for the sustenance, convenience, and comfort of the city and the inhabitants thereof.
(b) The governing body shall have power to prescribe:
(1) The times of opening and closing the markets or marketplaces;
(2) The kind and description of articles that may be sold therein; and
(3) The stands or places to be occupied by the vendors.
(c) The governing body may have full power to:
(1) Prevent forestalling;
(2) Prohibit or regulate huckstering in the markets; and
(3) Adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to prevent fraud, to preserve order in the market, and to ensure the health and safety of the citizens.
(d)
(1) The governing body may authorize the immediate seizure, arrest, or removal from any market of any person violating its regulations, as established by ordinance, together with any article in that person's possession, and the immediate seizure and destruction of tainted or unsound meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other provisions.
(2) Under § 20-57-101 et seq., the Department of Health is the entity authorized to regulate food safety.
(e) A charge or an assessment, other than those essential for operations and maintenance, shall not be made or levied against any farmer or producer that is selling items grown or produced on the farmer's or producer's land or property.
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