Section 186-B:13 Vending Facilities. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. No person in control of the maintenance, operation and protection of any state property may offer or grant to any other party a contract or concession to operate a vending facility unless:
      (a) He has notified blind services and has attempted to make an agreement with blind services for a licensed blind person to operate a vending facility; and
      (b) He has determined in good faith that blind services is not willing to establish a vending facility on such property.
   II. [Repealed.]
   III. Blind services, with the cooperation of the person in control of the maintenance, operation and protection of any state property, shall select the type of location of the vending facility to be provided and the person to operate such facility.
   IV. If blind services determines that a vending facility operated by a full-time licensed blind person is not feasible on any state property, blind services may install vending machines on such property with income accruing pursuant to RSA 186-B:14.
   V. The contract for the operation of any vending facility shall specify that it shall be operated at a reasonable cost consistent with a fair return, high quality food and reasonable prices.
   VI. This section shall not apply to Franconia Notch state park, Mount Sunapee state park and Mount Washington state park; nor shall it apply to any state property which operates its own vending facility unless the person in control of the maintenance, operation and protection of the property contracts with blind services to operate the vending facility.

Source. 1975, 260:1. 1981, 403:1. 1994, 379:24, IV, eff. June 9, 1994.