[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[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



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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]