I love getting patties and stuff on the beach, so to possibly seeing that come to an end is kind of sad. I know you can get them at other places, but I loved the fact that you didn't have to leave your chair. Does Norman make his own patties, or does he get them from somewhere like Out of Town bakery? Maybe he could work out some kind of deal with someone and basically become their delivery man...
I can understand the laws . But if this applies to guys like Norman and the jerk pork man and does it also apply to the people that sells fresh orange juice and fruit and what about the cake lady ? I can certainly think of a lot of other reasons to not allow certain types of sales on the beach, and as far as having a physical location to operate this type of business is there really a standard followed in the majority of stands that sets them apart from the two guys that walk the beach with those tasty treats people look forward to purchasing ?
Originally Posted by njsem
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The laws for food vendors applies to all food vendors. The physical location to be inspected and licensed has always been part of the laws. The food handlers license were added in the past 5 years or so.
Yes, there is and has been standards for years.
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The part i find funny is thats its not people like norman who are harrassing tourists and yet they seem to be paying the price. I agree with the licensing part and if you are selling food it should be safe to eat and somehow inspected and they should find a way to let people like norman continue to do what they have been doing for years
So is all vending on the beach now illegal?
No juice?
No check out my handiwork, my wood carving?
No aloe?
No bracelets?
etc.?
Unfortunately, there lies the rub. We all appreciate and respect the value of responsible food safety and to accomplish that laws need to be put in place. And when those laws are enforced, some get caught in the middle.
Norman, Dean, et al, will need to come up with a new business model as Norman and I have been discussing for months.
This was inevitable. You can't have it both ways.
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No, there is legal vending on the beach. And this is not new, illegal vendors have been busted since my first visit. But there is more enforcement because of the new tourist harassment laws.
The legal vendors have their appropriate permits. There is a baked goods vendor who has his tag (lanyard) for all to see. I do not know of any legal juice vendors and I have unfortunately known many a visitor getting sick from bad juice. Same with the lobster vendors selling from a cardboard box. Not the best dining choice in the world.
There are legal carving and craft vendors. All the above mentioned legal vendors have to take a JTB course on the tourism industry as well as obtaining their license.
This is also part of the guidelines required by the IMF in order for the government to collect more taxes so that the IMF can be paid back.
This can be a rather complex topic.
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I pray that someone with money does not buy up all the vending licenses and subcontract them out, thus driving the little guys out of business. Sad, but that seems to be the way these thing end up working out once government regulations come into play.
From what I have read on the lanyards, they are issued to a specific person at a specific business. As with the JTA (Transport Authority) you can only purchase as many permits as you have PPV vehicles.
And you cannot get the permit without attending the JTB classes, so I am not sure how anyone could "buy" them all up.
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I really hope Dean can get it sorted out. I don't know Norman as I get my patties and coco bread from Anthony.
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