Section 49012 Of Chapter 13. Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 13.
49012
. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) "Consumer incentive program" means a program administered by a
qualified entity that increases the purchasing value of a nutrition
benefit client's benefits when the benefits are used to purchase
California fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables.
(b) "Nutrition benefit client" means a person who receives
services or payments through any of the following:
(1) California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children, as described in Section 123280 of the Health
and Safety Code.
(2) CalWORKS program, as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
(3) CalFresh, as described in Section 18900.2 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
(4) Implementation of the federal WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-314).
(5) The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as described in
Section 3007 of Title 7 of the United States Code.
(6) Supplemental Security Income or State Supplementary Payment,
as described in Section 1381 and following of Title 42 of the United
States Code.
(c) "Qualified entity" means either of the following:
(1) A certified farmers' market, as described in Section 47004, an
association of certified producers, or a nonprofit organization
representing a collective or association of certified producers that
is authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture to
accept federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Chapter 51
(commencing with Section 2011) of Title 7 of the United States Code)
benefits from recipient purchasers at a farmers' market. Certified
producers shall be certified by the county agricultural commissioner
pursuant to Section 47020.
(2) A small business, as defined in Section 14837 of the
Government Code, that sells California grown fresh fruits, nuts, and
vegetables and that is authorized to accept nutrition benefits from
any of the programs listed in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of
subdivision (b).