[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2009]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR248.6]

[Page 475]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 248_WIC FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (FMNP)--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C_Recipient Eligibility
 
Sec. 248.6  Recipient eligibility.


    (a) Eligibility for certification. Individuals who are eligible to 
receive Federal benefits under the FMNP are those, excluding infants 4 
months of age or younger, who are currently receiving benefits under WIC 
or who are on the waiting list to receive benefits from WIC.
    (b) Limitations on certification. If necessary to limit the number 
of recipients, State agencies may impose additional eligibility 
requirements, such as limiting participant certification to certain 
geographic areas, or to high priority WIC participants such as pregnant 
and breastfeeding women. States may also preclude groups of low priority 
persons, such as persons on the waiting list for WIC. Each State agency 
must specifically identify these limitations on certification in its 
State Plan.
    (c) Recipient or household benefit allocation. On a Statewide basis, 
State agencies shall elect to allocate and issue benefits either to 
recipients or households. A State agency allocating benefits on a 
household basis shall not issue more benefits to a household than it 
otherwise would if benefits were allocated to individual recipients 
within the household. For those State agencies issuing FMNP benefits on 
a household basis, each family as defined in Sec. 246.2 of this chapter 
shall constitute a separate household. Foods provided, regardless of 
method of issuance, are intended for the sole benefit of FMNP recipients 
and are not intended to be shared with other non-participating household 
members. If a State agency issues benefits on a household basis, data 
concerning number and type of recipients must still be provided as 
required by Sec. 248.23(b). Recipients shall receive FMNP benefits free 
of charge.