eThekwini Retail Market By-law 2014. Country/Territory South Africa Territorial subdivision KwaZulu-Natal Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Published in KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Gazette No. 1173 on 27 June 2014. Long titleTo provide for the control and regulation of the Retail Markets which are owned or controlled by the Municipality; for the repeal of laws and savings; and for matters incidental thereto. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Vending Inspection Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This By-law of the eThekwini (Durban) Municipality seeks to: a) ensure effective management of the markets under the ownership and control of the Municipality; (b) regulate proper conduct of persons within the precincts of the markets; (c) and provide for matters incidental thereto. The Municipality may inspect or cause to be inspected any fresh produce or food exposed for sale on the market in order to ascertain whether it is healthy and free from disease, infection or contamination and may, if any fresh produce is found to be unhealthy, diseased, infected or contaminated, take or cause to be taken such steps as the Municipality may deem appropriate, including the seizure, condemnation or destruction of the fresh produce concerned. Any fresh produce which is required by law to be graded may not be offered for sale or sold on the market unless–– it has been submitted by the stallholder concerned for inspection and has been inspected as prescribed by law; and the grade assigned to it as a result of such inspection has been clearly marked on it by such stallholder or inspector. Any fresh produce which is required by law to be offered for sale or sold by mass, or to be packed, marked or graded in a prescribed manner, may not be offered for sale or sold or removed from the market unless it complies in every respect with the requirements of such law. Full text English Website openbylaws.org.za