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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 3Pt. 4Ch. 5§ 4511 Carnival Contract Requirements

§ 4511 Carnival Contract Requirements

Food and Agricultural Code·California
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§ 4511 Carnival Contract Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •County fairs must tell all qualified carnival contractors about a job at least 180 days before hiring someone.
  • •Every applicant for the carnival job gets a chance to talk about their plan in a meeting.
  • •If the fair picks someone who didn’t offer the best deal, they have to explain why to the department.
  • •The fair can’t make a carnival contract longer than 3 years unless the department says it’s okay.

Example

A county fair wants to hire a carnival for their annual event.

The fair must tell all the carnival companies on the approved list about the job 6 months early. If they pick a company that isn’t the cheapest or best, they have to explain why. They also can’t sign a deal for more than 3 years without asking the department first.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 4511 Carnival Contract Requirements

(a) All county fairs and citrus fruit fairs shall, prior to entering into a carnival contract, do both of the following: (1) Notify all persons on the department’s list of qualified carnival contractors of the contract opportunity at least 180 days prior to entering into the contract. (2) Provide all applicants for the carnival contract a hearing before the board or governing authority on their proposal. (b) If a county fair or citrus fruit fair enters into a carnival contract with a person other than the highest bidder, it shall submit a justification for that action to the department. (c) No county fair or citrus fruit fair shall enter into a carnival contract for a term which exceeds three years without the approval of the department. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 290, Sec. 1.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

county fairscitrus fruit fairscarnival contractqualified carnival contractorsdepartmenthighest bidderjustificationthree years

Related Statutes

  • § 4511.5 Carnival Safety Incident Reports
  • § 14612.5 Ammonium Nitrate Sales Records
  • § 19218.1 Board Member Terms
  • § 19300.5 Collection Center Licensing
  • § 19302 Rendering License Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 4511.
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