FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1222
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGRAGG.
2638H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter208,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtothesupplemental
nutritionassistanceprogram.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter208,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection208.025,toreadasfollows:
208.025.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Candy",afoodproductcontainingsugar,honey,orothernaturalor
3artificialsweetenersincombinationwithchocolate,fruit,nuts,orotheringredientsor
4flavoringsintheformsofbars,drops,orpieces;
5 (2)"Softdrinks",nonalcoholicbeveragesthatcontainnaturalorartificial
6sweeteners."Softdrinks"shallnotincludebeveragesthatcontainmilkormilk
7products;soy,rice,orsimilarmilksubstitutes;orcontaingreaterthanfiftypercent
8vegetableorfruitjuicebyvolume.
9 2.Thedirectorofthedepartmentofsocialservicesshallrequestawaiverfrom
10theUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturetoexcludecandyandsoftdrinksfromthe
11definitionofeligiblefoodsunder7CFR271.2.Ifsuchwaiverisgranted,thedirector
12shallprohibitthepurchaseofcandyandsoftdrinkswithbenefitsprovidedthroughthe
13supplementalnutritionassistanceprogram.Ifthewaiverisnotgranted,thedirector
14shallrequestsuchwaiveronanannualbasisuntilitisgranted.
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EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage.