Article 2. Powers And Duties of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 3. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.

Every state, district, county, or citrus fruit fair which receives any money from the State Treasury shall permit the admission without payment of the admission charge of all children 12 years of age or under on at least one day, which is designated by the fair, during each fair period.

If a charge is made for admission to enter a state, district, county, or citrus fruit fair, the following persons may be admitted to such fairgrounds without the payment of the established admission price:
  (a) Persons with credential admissions.
  (b) Persons with courtesy pass admissions.
  (c) Military personnel in uniform.

A credential admission may be issued to any individual, association, or body that does any of the following:
  (a) Prepares or services any educational, commercial, industrial, livestock, agricultural, horticultural, or viticultural display or exhibit.
  (b) Services, maintains, or operates any concession.
  (c) Renders, through agreement with the fair, a service to fair patrons.
  (d) Renders a necessary public service.
  (e) Safeguards health.
  (f) Provides for public safety.
  (g) Participates in any parade or event which is necessary for the conduct of the fair.

Credential admissions may, also, be issued to any of the following persons:
  (a) Representatives of press, radio, and television personally engaged in obtaining and transmitting public information.
  (b) Ambulance drivers.
  (c) Firemen on duty.
  (d) Repairmen who are necessary to service utilities.
  (e) Employees of the fair.
  (f) State officials in the performance of their duty.

The words "credential admission" shall be printed on each ticket which is issued as a credential admission.

The percentage of courtesy pass admissions to any state, county, district, or citrus fruit fair shall not exceed 4 percent of the gross paid admission to the fair in the preceding calendar year.

A courtesy pass admission is not transferable.

Each fair shall maintain complete records of the number of credential and courtesy pass admissions which are issued for each fair period.

Each fair shall make an annual report to the department, as prescribed by the department, of the total number of credential and courtesy pass admissions issued and honored at the fair.