NFMA - Message from the NFMA President Chuck Pretto - Board of Directors for National Flea Market Association

Please note - To take advantage of this FREE 50 State Monitoring Service and/or to access this area you must be a Member of the NFMA. For more information see below.

In our ongoing efforts to meet the needs of our members, the NFMA is pleased to announce the launch of a new legislation "watch dog" service that alerts NFMA members about legislative activity in all 50 states. This service and information is now available for ending legislation - be it positive or negative - at both the state and federal levels. Anti-counterfeiting, Organized Retail Crime (ORC), and a variety of operational regulations and tax legislation are currently being considered. Any of these could have a detrimental impact on your business and our industry. This exclusive "watch dog" service arms you with the facts so you can take appropriate action to protect yourself and your business.

The NFMA has teamed up with Mr. David Kim, a prominent lobbyist who has been involved in the flea market/swap meet industry for 27 years. He has a long and successful history of assisting individual markets all across the country as well as numerous state associations.

This new program will monitor legislation in all stages of development on a monthly basis (more frequently as needed). The specifics found within these Bills are currently available - free of charge - to all NFMA members via the members only section of the website (http://www.fleamarkets.org/Blog/).

If you do not have access code to access members only section, contact Mark Blakewood, Executive Director, at 866.417.2884. if you want to join and take advantage of this, please download the membership registration form available at http://fleamarkets.org/content/join.asp and follow the instructions on the registration form to send your completed application to Executive Director.

If you are not an NFMA member, you should be. The value of this legislation monitoring service alone far exceeds the $360 per year membership dues. This legislative "watch dog" program is only one of the many benefits of being a National Flea Market Association member.

Click here to join now.