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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 2731 By: Pittman
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to farmers markets; requiring farmers
markets to accept Supplemental Nutri tion Assistance
Program benefits as payment subject to federal
funding; mandating registration with the United
States Department of Agriculture; providing for
coordination between certain state agencies; defining
term; providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-3A.7 of Title 2, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Subject to federal funding, e very farmers market as defined
in Section 5-3A.2 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall register
with the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department
of Agriculture to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr am
(SNAP) benefits as payment for eligible products being sold at the
farmers market.
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B. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
shall coordinate with the Department of Human Services to ensure
compliance with the provisions of this sect ion.
C. As used in this section, "eligible products" means items
identified by the United States Department of Agriculture as
eligible for SNAP benefits and include fruits and vegetables; meat,
poultry, and fish; dairy products; breads and cereals; other foods
such as snack foods and non -alcoholic beverages; and seeds and
plants, which produce food for the household to eat. Items such as
beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes, or tobacco; vitamins, medicines, and
supplements; prepared foods fit for immediate cons umption; hot
foods; and any nonfood items are not eligible products.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
58-1-6223 EK 12/30/20