Sec. 22-6m. Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Responsibilities of vendors.
Sec. 22-6m. Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children
Program: Responsibilities of vendors. (a) A certified vendor may accept vouchers
only for a transaction that takes place at a certified farmers' market and only in exchange
for Connecticut-grown fresh produce and may accept vouchers as payment for Connecticut-grown fresh produce only if presented on or before the usage expiration date printed
on the face of the voucher.
(b) A certified vendor shall (1) prominently display a certified vendor identification
sign as outlined in the certified vendor handbook, (2) provide Connecticut-grown fresh
produce to participants upon receipt of a valid and properly completed voucher, which
is signed by the WIC client, (3) handle transactions with WIC participants in the same
manner as transactions with all other customers, (4) not collect state or local taxes on
purchases involving vouchers, (5) charge participants a price for Connecticut-grown
fresh produce that is equal to or less than the current price charged to nonparticipant
customers, (6) not levy a surcharge based on the use of vouchers by participants, (7)
return no cash or issue credit in any form to participants during sales transactions that
involve vouchers only and in the event of a single transaction in which a participant
presents a combination of cash and vouchers for the purchase of Connecticut-grown
fresh produce, cash or credit up to the value of the cash portion of the payment shall be
given to the participant, (8) participate in training as the department deems necessary
to carry out the intent of CFM/WIC, (9) cooperate with the department in the evaluation
of each season by completely and accurately responding to a survey, with resubmission
to the department in a specified and timely manner, (10) immediately inform the department in the event of loss, destruction, or theft of either the certified vendor endorsement
stamp or certified vendor identification sign so that a replacement may be issued, and
(11) comply with all procedures and rules as herein outlined and as delineated in the
department-vendor agreement, the certified vendor handbook and official written notices of clarification issued by the department to the vendor.
(P.A. 94-187, S. 7, 12.)
History: P.A. 94-187 effective July 1, 1994.