[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 7CFR278.4]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 278--PARTICIPATION OF RETAIL FOOD STORES, WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS AND INSURED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 278.4  Procedure for redeeming coupons.

    (a) Coupons accepted without authorization. Coupons accepted by a 
retail food store or a wholesale food concern before the receipt by the 
firm of an authorization card from FNS may not be presented for 
redemption unless the FNS officer in charge has approved the redemption 
under Sec. 278.7(b). Burned or mutilated coupons shall be presented for 
redemption to the FNS officer in charge as provided in Sec. 278.7(c).
    (b) Endorsing coupons. Each authorized retail food store or 
authorized wholesale food concern shall mark its authorization number or 
name on each coupon before it presents the coupons for redemption.
    (c) Using redemption certificates. FNS will provide all authorized 
firms with redemption certificates. Wholesale food concerns and retail 
food stores, except for drug addict and alcoholic treatment and 
rehabilitation programs and public or private nonprofit homeless meal 
providers, shall use the redemption certificates to present coupons to 
insured financial institutions for credit or for cash. All retail food 
stores which wish to redeem coupons at wholesale food concerns shall use 
the redemption certificates for that purpose. An authorized retail firm 
using redemption certificates to redeem coupons shall fill out the 
redemption certificate to show the value of the coupons redeemed, the 
name of the insured financial institution or wholesaler, the date, and 
the signature and title of the official of the firm redeeming coupons.

[Amdt. 136, 43 FR 43274, Sept. 22, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 286, 52 FR 
7558, Mar. 11, 1987; Amdt. 344, 56 FR 54778, Oct. 23, 1991; Amdt. 343, 
61 FR 53601, Oct. 15, 1996]