JACKSON, MS. - Vendor Information

WAHABI SHRINE TEMPLE - 4123 I-55 S., JACKSON, MS

    

Vendor Contract/Application

Vendor Deposit Form

Vendor Setup: Friday 3pm-8pm ---Saturday 7am-9am----Sunday 8am-9am

Each 8' table will be $65.00 . If 5 or more 8' tables are rented they will be $60.00 each if paid by May 23, 2012.

All Vendors: Please call Mrs. Mary with the Mississippi Board of Animal Health at 601-359-1176 or 601-359-1170 and find out if you require a license. The state of Ms. does require a license to sell birds in the state. It doesn't not matter if you are a breeder, sell retail or sell wholesale. The fee is very small and the process very simple and it takes about 14 days to get the license via mail. Please don't take the risk of getting fined. The state of MS also requires all birds crossing state lines be examed by a vet. We will have a vet on site to do this Saturday morning at no extra expense to vendors. Click the below link to see the form and print it.

State of MS Bird Dealers Application

After June 1, 2012 all tables will be $70.00 each regardless of the number rented. Tables will not be reserved without payment.

No checks accepted after June 1, 2012 - paypal to tntpets@aol.com - No refunds after June 1, 2012. A service charge of $25.00 will be applied to all returned checks. NO ROLL OVERS. Tables not paid for in full by June 1, 2012 will not be held but released to vendors on the wait list.

The Comfort Inn located at 235 S. Pearson Rd in Pearl, Ms. has also agreed to be a host hotel and give us a rate of $50.00 per night for a king or 2 doubles with up to 2 people per room or a Suite at the rate of $79.00. The number is 601-932-6009. Our rate is under "bird" so make sure to mention it when placing your reservations. The Comfort Inn is off I-20 east exit 48 about 8 miles from the bird fair. The Comfort Inn is holding 25 rooms at this rate until June 1, 2012.

The LaQuinta located at 501 S. Pearson Rd in Pearl, Ms. has agreed to be a host hotel and give us a rate of $69.99 per night (up $10 b/c of summer). The number is 601-664-0065. Make sure to mention the bird fair when calling so you can get the discount rate. The hotel is off I-20 east exit 48 about 8 miles from the fair location.

Vendors who do not show up by 10:00 am on Saturday* or 10:00 am on Sunday* will lose all paid table space unless prior arrangements have been made. All rights with regard to said space will revert to host. Vendors must be completely set up before the fair starts at 9 am on Saturday. It is not fair to the other vendors or the public to have to work around a vendor who is setting up late. The side doors will be open for set-up Friday night and Saturday morning until 8:30 am. Vendors arriving after 8:30 am on Saturday or Sunday will be required to use the main entrance of the building. The side doors will have to remain closed during fair hours. DO NOT OPEN THE SIDE DOORS during fair hours.

All tables must be covered regardless of what items you have for sale - please keep your area clean - all birds must have a cage with food and water at all times and all cages must have a bottom. Newspaper does not count as a bottom.

PLEASE DO NOT USE THE BATHROOM SINKS TO DUMP SEED - GARBAGE CANS WILL BE PROVIDED - PLEASE USE THEM

Tom or Tracey Loup reserve the right to have anmials removed that do not appear to be healthy.

If a vendor does not keep cages and area clean they can be asked to leave.

Sale of exotic birds only - Button Quail allowed - if your bird is considered fowl or pheasant call for permission before you bring it - no Peacocks, Chickens or Pigeons; call if you are in doubt.

Please bring a table cloth to cover your table(s) - Electricity will be provided but you must bring an extension cord and tape it to the floor - The only tape allowed by the Temple is the blue painters tape. NO DUCT TAPE. Please let us know if you will need electricity so we can make a drop for you.

No tables or chairs allowed on the dance floor. This is a large space that we can not use. Nothing can be attached or taped to the walls or the post per Temple regulations.

While we will attempt to keep table assignments please be advised they can change without notice.

Phone (985)386-4545-cell (504)388-5687-fax (985)386-4752 or tntpets@aol.com

All transactions, sales and contracts are strictly between buyer and seller. Serenity Essentials, L.L.C. assumes no responsibility for miscommunication or other problems arising from any transactions. Serenity Essentials, L.L.C. is not responsible for accidents, injuries, death, theft, or losses of any kind of nature whatsoever.

TheTemple will be locked up at night per procedure and remain locked until set-up time the next morning.

All vendors are responsible for securing their rented space and making sure it is safe for the public.  All animal interaction shall be supervised by the vendor.  All displays, cages and power cords shall be secure. Vendors release the host of the event from any and all responsibility of incidents that could result in injury to the public, self or another vendor. 

It is the sole responsibility of the vendor to collect, report and pay all applicable taxes to the appropriate taxing authority. This must be paid prior to leaving the fair on Sunday. Forms and payment must be given to Tracey Loup. More information on sales tax can be found at

Vendors will receive wrist bands for entry allowing you and one other person access to your table. Additional parties are allowed only with approval of host in advance. All other parties are required to pay admission fee. Only individuals with vendor wrist bands on and visible will be allowed behind vendor tables or space. We simple to not have room for others and this is not fair to vendors behind or on side of you. Please do not bring someone with you that does not want to wear the wrist bands. They are not an option but a requirement. The wrist bands are also used by the fire marshall to keep count on the number of people in the building.

Vendors renting tables may not resell or share tables.

No peddling or soliciting will be allowed without table rental. Vendors if you see this happening report it to Tom or Tracey Loup. You pay table rental to sell, others should also.

Tables can not be moved. No alcoholic beverages allowed inside Bird Fair & Sale. No smoking is allowed within 20 ft of the Bird Fair & Sale entrance.

We understand that the above sounds like a bit much but please know we set these rules to help have a successful bird fair and sale for everyone involved. Several of the rules above have been set by the people we rent the building from and we have to abide or will be charged a huge damage fee, and I stress the word huge.

*Saturday and Sunday shall represent the dates of the Bird Fair & Sale mentioned at the top of this page.