§ 22-3-1301 — Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) "Blind" or "blind person" means a person having not more than 20 / 200 visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses, or visual acuity greater than 20 / 200 but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle of no greater than twenty degrees (20°); (2) "Blind operator" and "blind vending facility operator" mean a blind person, as defined in subdivision (1) of this section, who is licensed by the licensing agency to operate a vending facility, as defined in subdivision (8) of this section; (3) "Licensing agency" means the Division of State Services for the Blind; (4) "Regular vending facility" means a vending facility where food preparation or cooking is not done on state property; (5) "State agency" means a department, commission, agency, or instrumentality of state government or operation; (6) "State agency administrator" means the head of each department, commission, or agency, or constitutional officer or official, in control of the maintenance, operation, and protection of state property; (7) "State property" or "state building" means buildings and land owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the state, except the cafeteria located in the State Capitol; and (8) "Vending facility" means a snack bar, cafeteria, restaurant, cafe, concession stand, vending service from coin-operated machines, vending stands, cart service, or other facilities at which food, drinks, novelties, newspapers, periodicals, confections, souvenirs, tobacco products, or related items are regularly sold.

Legislative History

Acts 1969, No. 201, § 13; 1975, No. 906, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-2585.