Section R6-4-302. Participating business facilities

A.      The Business Enterprise Program (BEP) shall conduct surveys of public or other properties upon written request of the owner or management or as determined necessary by the Department to determine merchandising opportunities for licensees. The survey shall include the following information:

1.        Identification of location and nature of site and contact person.

2.        Demographics of site to include building population, work hours, nature of work, salary range, and locally, other selling locations, existing merchandise and vending machines.

3.        The proposed business recommended by BEP, including suggested merchandise, number of employees, antici- pated volume, hours of operation and current purchasing patterns.

B.       The BEP shall, following consultation with APOC, determine through these surveys if a public or other property meets the requirements for a satisfactory site for a merchandising busi- ness.

C.      If a surveyed property meets the requirements as a satisfactory site for a merchandising business, a written agreement shall be entered into between the Department and the grantor.

D.      The BEP shall provide each business facility with suitable equipment, adequate initial stock, utensils, and cash necessary for the establishment and operation of the facility. The opera- tor shall return the equipment, stock, utensils and cash upon surrender of the facility.

E.       Unless otherwise agreed, the BEP shall maintain all business facility equipment in good repair and shall replace worn-out or obsolete equipment to assure the continued operation of the facility.

F.       Title to the BEP-purchased equipment and stock shall remain with the BEP until disposed of in accordance with law. When title to the equipment and stock is vested in the BEP operator, procedures and responsibility for providing the necessary maintenance or replacement shall be prescribed by the BEP in the operator’s agreement.

Historical Note

Former Section R6-4-302 renumbered to R6-4-402, new R6-4-302 adopted effective May 7, 1990 (Supp. 90-2).