Meat Locker Users Terms & Conditions
We aim to provide simple, friendly service, with straightforward terms and conditions. Please carefully read these terms and acknowledge your understanding. Thank you, and welcome to the Meat Locker!
1. The Meat Locker is a warehouse, permitted by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. We are not involved in farm-consumer brokering and sales, transactions between buyers and sellers, or inventory management. We provide freezer storage space. We cannot ensure that a buyer or seller will complete transactions.
2. The locker is equipped with an alarm system and a back-up plan in the event of power loss. The large bins permit padlocks; it is the user’s responsibility to provide an *optional* padlock. In the event of a power outage longer than 5 days, we will contact you to empty your bin.
3. Your storage unit is accessible for pick-up or drop off ONLY during the scheduled distribution hours by appointment. We reserve the right to refuse to open the Meat Locker beyond these terms. Following is the procedure for reserving and picking up/dropping off meat:
It is the user’s responsibility to inventory and account for all of their bin’s contents. If one unit is shared between multiple authorized parties, the Meat Locker management assumes no responsibility for the nature of inventory distribution among the parties.
Meat Locker rent is due on the first of each month. Many meat locker users prefer to pay for many months upfront. Any party that has not paid rent will be forbidden to access their share until all back-rents are paid in full. Any party leaving their unit unpaid without contacting us for 60 days automatically forfeits the contents of their bin and their padlock, if applicable. Padlocks will be cut and contents of any forfeited units will be donated to a local soup kitchen or discarded.
Units are rented on a first-come, first-serve basis, and a waiting list is maintained. There is a maximum of two bins per renter. We require 1-week advance notice if you decide to terminate your Meat Locker account.
Allowable contents of a unit are a) meat purchased from area farmers, b) meat from local hunted game, c) meat from home-raised livestock and poultry. We reserve the right to refuse to store any unacceptable content. We cannot store produce. We cannot store store-bought meat.
Users may store more than one species in a bin, however, they must be stored side-by-side and separated by a divider. Cardboard is an acceptable divider. NYS law forbids storing multiple species one on top of the other.
All contents must be frozen and cleanly and properly packaged at the time of drop-off. All contents are subject to inspection at the time of delivery. We reserve the right to refuse to store any contents that are unfrozen or improperly packaged.
The lid of a bin must close completely; bins cannot be stored over-stuffed. We assume no responsibility for damages to your contents after we have admitted them to the Meat Locker.
It is the user’s responsibility to submit the names of all parties permitted to access the unit. Only individuals listed on the signed registration form will be permitted to access the unit. Anyone accessing a unit should have a current photo ID to present during pick-up hours, or they may be denied access.
Users are limited to 2 (two) bins per membership, regardless of bin size, as long as there is an active waiting list. If users arrive at a drop-off appointment with more meat than can be safely and legally stored in their bins, they will need to bring home the excess meat. Users who are currently renting more than two bins will be permitted to occupy the excess bins until any bin is emptied or it is reasonably feasible to combine bins.
