General Rules and Regulations

Concessions

• All concessionaires on the grounds must comply with the sanitary regulations as required by the State Food and Drug Division, and the County Health Department.
• The Board of Directors reserves the right to cancel any contract, if in its judgment, the business or exhibition carried on by the concessionaire, or the manner of conducting the same, is objectionable or not as represented at the time of making contract, and to have the property of the concessionaire removed from the grounds; and all payment previously made under the contract shall then be forfeited.
• No space shall be sublet to anyone, unless permission is granted by the Fisher Community Fair Board.
• Any individual or organization operating a food concession on the fairgrounds will be obligated to the Fisher Fair Association in the amount of $60 per day for operation of the food stand.
• Amount will include all utilities used during the fair.
• Payment must be made not later than 15 days following the conclusion of the fair.
• All food concession stands are required to have their own insurance coverage and must produce a certificate of insurance to the fair office before the beginning of the fair.

Special Rules and Regulations

• Premium money will be paid to exhibitors as soon as the department is judged and books balanced.
• All premium checks must be cashed within 60 days following the fair.
• Any checks outstanding after September 30, 2009, will not be honored.
• Checks will be ready Thursday, July 10, 2009, after 6:00 p.m. Please pick up on Thursday or Friday.
• Premiums will not be paid for any event not held.
• Social security numbers are required on all entries. No exceptions.
• All bleacher and grandstand seating is available on a first come, first-served basis. Unattended reservation of seats is not allowed.
• The Fisher Community Fair and Horse Show intends to award all prizes and premiums listed within this schedule of events and premiums booklet.
• Payment of these premiums is based upon continued support from the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s premium and prize fund.
• The Fisher Community Fair and Horse Show reserves the right to amend premiums and prizes based upon support from this fund.

Disclaimer

In no case shall the Fisher Community Fair Association or any of its officers be held responsible in damages for any loss, damage, injury, or disability by disease or from theft or from any other cause to such property, or to any person coming upon said Fisher Community Fair grounds, while said person or property are on the Fisher Community Fair grounds.

The Fisher Community Fair Association hereby refuses to assume any responsibility for the safety as bailee or otherwise, of any property brought upon said fairgrounds — said property being brought upon and kept upon said grounds at the owner’s risk.

The Fisher Community Fair Association refuses to assume responsibility for injuries to the person of any exhibitor or their officers and employees or to any patrons or other persons coming upon the grounds of the Fisher Community Fair Association, but no claim for injury to any person or property shall be asserted or suit instituted or maintained against the Fisher Community Fair Association, its officers, agents, representatives or employees from said cause by any person having license or privilege to exhibit on the fairgrounds or occupying any space thereon, and it is part of the consideration for such license or privilege that such claims for damages are specifically waived.

Each concessionaire is expected to deal honestly and fairly with the public, and any attempt at fraud or misrepresentation will be considered sufficient cause for revoking the privilege.

Concessionaires and exhibitors will be required to keep their places neat and clean and must remove all litter and filth from within and surrounding their allotted space. They must be operated to comply with Illinois laws on gambling and pure food laws.