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33 year for approval by majority vote of those present. Annual dues must be received each year by the start of the first market day attended by a Market Member. Payment of dues entitles a Market Member to sell on all market days of the season. Section 4. Weekly Fees. A weekly vendor's space fee will be set by the Board of Directors and will be proposed to Market Member representatives at the spring Annual Membership Meeting each year for approval by majority vote of those present. The weekly fee will be collected from each Market Member selling on each market day. Section 5. Acceptance of Market Members. Membership applications are to be filed with the Market Manager according to the written form determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will consider membership applications according to criteria and atime-line set by that body. A majority of the entire, Board of Directors is required to approve a membership application. Section 6. Requirements for Membership. The farm/business of anyone actively engaged in the production of farm products or handcrafted goods for direct sale (i.e. the original producer of all products sold) may apply to become a Market Member of the Durham Farmers' Market. Applications for new memberships must be made each year by the date set in the Market Rules for the season in which the new member wishes to sell. A. Market Member farms/facilities must be within a 70-mile radius of Durham and within the state of North Carolina. B. Market Members must allow an initial farm/facilities inspection to be conducted by a committee designated by the Board of Directors to verify to the Corporation that the Market Member is the producer of all goods being sold. The inspection must be carried out before.a Market Member is allowed to sell at the Market. C. Market Members are.accepted or rejected by the Board of Directors as stated in Article . II, Section 5. The Corporation's Board of Directors has the power at any time to determine who is eligible for membership and to limit the number of Market Members according to the size of the Market and/or number of market days for the season: Section 7. Transfer of Membership. Membership in the Corporation is not transferable or assignable to another party. Section 8. Resignation. A Market Member may resign at any time in writing to the Market Manager. Resignation will not relieve the Market Member of obligation to pay previously accrued dues, assessments, or other charges, nor will annual dues be prorated or refunded. Section 9. Membership Termination. The Board of Directors may vote to suspend for a fixed period of time or expel a Market Member for cause. Market Members have the right to notice before such action is taken. Cause may include but is not limited to 1) failure to submit to or abide by decisions made by the Board of Directors, including the Market Rules, or to accept any ruling of the membership, 2) selling or offering for sale any product not grown or originally produced by the Market Member, 3) failure to pay dues by the period fixed by the by-laws. Membership annual dues are not refunded when a Market Member is expelled for any reason. Section 10. Reinstatement. Upon submission of a New Member Application during the regular application period, the Board of Directors may reinstate a terminated Market Member to membership in a subsequent season under terms the Board of Directors deems appropriate.