Section II. Definitions:
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in these Rules and Regulations shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
A. Vendor: Is a person who holds a current Mercado business license issued by the Town of Mesilla.
B. Locally grown or locally made: Shall mean agricultural products grown or craft products made within the boundaries of Doña Ana County.
C. Agricultural products: Shall include the following: fruits (fresh or dried), vegetables, nuts, honey, herbs and spices, potpourri, dried flowers, plants, earthworms and fishing worms which have been produced or home grown/raised by the vendor. Worms shall be kept only in containers that sustain their life, such as Styrofoam containers.
D. Canned Food: acidified and/or low-acid foods that have been preserved by a method of food preservation wherein a food and its container are rendered commercially sterile by the application of heat, alone or in combination with pH and/or water activity or other chemicals.
E. Craft products: means any locally made arts and crafts, which have been home crafted or hand-assembled or produced by the seller or members of the seller’s household, including leather goods, paintings, drawings, photographs, woodworks, metal crafts, ceramics, pottery, weavings, macramé, needlework, beadwork, sculpture, jewelry, stitchery, sewing, clothing and accessories; glasswork and natural fiber crafts and basketry.
F. Craft vendors: Means those vendors’ selling any locally made, home crafted or handassembled arts and crafts.
G. Farm vendors: Means those vendors selling agricultural products; home kitchen prepared goods and/or plants. To qualify as a farm vendor the majority of goods being sold must be agricultural products, home kitchen prepared products of plants. For every vendor of agricultural products, at least 75% of the vendor’s products shall be locally grown.
H. Home crafted or hand assemble: Means an item that has two (2) or more distinctive parts, combined and permanently attached by intent, labor, creativity and skill to produce a more attractive or valuable product. Imports and manufactured kits are excluded from the above definition of home crafted or hand assemble.
I. Plants: Shall include seedlings or collected plants, cut flowers, seed, bulbs, and like items. A vendor of plants shall be required to attach to his/her business license application the appropriate license(s), registration and packaging regulations issued by the New Mexico Department of Agricultural and shall comply with the requirements of any other licensing authorities with jurisdiction over plant sales.
J. Prepared Foods: Shall include breads, cookies, other pastries, jams, jellies, and pickled foods that have been locally prepared, are sealed and do not require heat or refrigeration for storage and that have been approved for sale by the New Mexico Environment Department. Excluded from sale as prepared foods are any and all canned goods. A vendor of prepared foods shall be required to attach to his/her business license application the appropriate license(s) issued by the New Mexico Environment Department and shall comply with the requirements of all other licensing authorities with jurisdiction over prepared food sales.