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(dv) “Trafficking” means doing any of the following:
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1. Buying, selling, stealing, or otherwise exchanging for cash or consideration
14other than approved food Women, Infants, and Children program food instruments
15or benefits that are issued and accessed via a food instrument.
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2. Exchanging firearms, ammunition, explosives, or controlled substances, as
17defined in
21 USC 802, for a food instrument.
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3. Intentionally purchasing and reselling for cash or consideration other than
19approved food a product that is purchased with a food instrument.
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4. Intentionally purchasing with cash or consideration other than approved
21food a product that was originally purchased with a food instrument.
AB56-SA2,1905b
22Section 1905b. 253.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(1) (e) “Vendor" means a
grocery store or pharmacy that sells authorized 24person that operates one or more stores or pharmacies authorized by the department
25under sub. (3) to provide approved foods under a retail food
delivery system.
AB56-SA2,1906b
1Section 1906b. 253.06 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA2,1907b
2Section 1907b. 253.06 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(1) (g) “Women, Infants, and Children program” means the federal
4special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children under
42
5USC 1786 and this section.
AB56-SA2,1908b
6Section 1908b. 253.06 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(1m) Program administration. (a) The department may identify an
8alternate participant as the Women, Infants, and Children program cardholder for
9purposes of electronic administration of the Women, Infants, and Children program.
AB56-SA2,1909b
10Section 1909b. 253.06 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(3) (a) (intro.) The department may authorize a vendor
to accept drafts 12only if the vendor meets all of the following conditions:
AB56-SA2,1910b
13Section 1910b. 253.06 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(3) (a) 5. The vendor has an electronic benefit transfer-capable cash
15register system or payment device, approved by the department, that is able to
16accurately and securely obtain Women, Infants, and Children program food balances
17associated with the electronic benefit transfer card, maintain the necessary
18electronic files such as the approved food list, successfully complete Women, Infants,
19and Children program electronic benefit transfer purchases, and process Women,
20Infants, and Children program electronic benefit transfer payments.
AB56-SA2,1911b
21Section 1911b. 253.06 (3) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(3) (bg) The department may limit the number of vendors that it
23authorizes under this subsection if the department determines that the number of
24vendors already authorized under this subsection is sufficient to permit participants
25to obtain
authorized approved food conveniently.
AB56-SA2,1912b
1Section 1912b. 253.06 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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253.06
(3) (c) The department may
not redeem
drafts food instruments only
3when submitted by a person who is
not an authorized vendor
under this subsection 4except as provided in sub. (3m).
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5Section 1913b. 253.06 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(3) (d) Each store operated by a business entity is a separate vendor for
7purposes of this section and is required to have a single, fixed location, except when
8the authorization of mobile stores is necessary to meet special needs in accordance
9with
7 CFR 246.4 (1) (14) (xiv). The department shall require that each store be
10authorized as a vendor separately from other stores operated by the business entity.
AB56-SA2,1914b
11Section 1914b. 253.06 (3m) (title) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are amended
12to read:
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253.06
(3m) (title)
Food Direct distribution centers. (a) (intro.) The
14department may contract for an alternative system of
authorized approved food
15distribution with an entity other than a vendor only if the entity meets all of the
16following requirements:
AB56-SA2,1915b
17Section 1915b. 253.06 (3m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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253.06
(3m) (a) 4. The entity has an electronic benefit transfer-capable cash
19register system or payment device, approved by the department, that is able to
20accurately and securely obtain Women, Infants, and Children program food balances
21associated with the electronic benefit transfer card, maintain the necessary files,
22successfully complete Women, Infants, and Children program electronic benefit
23transfer purchases, and process Women, Infants, and Children program electronic
24benefit transfer payments.
AB56-SA2,1916b
25Section 1916b. 253.06 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1253.06
(3m) (b) The department
shall redeem valid drafts may process a
2payment if submitted by a
food direct distribution center
that is authorized by the
3department under this subsection.
AB56-SA2,1917b
4Section 1917b. 253.06 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: