1. (1) The department of public health and human services hereby adopts and incorporates by reference 7 CFR 271 through 275, as amended through December 31, 2001, which are the food stamp program regulations as adopted by the food and nutrition services, United States department of agriculture. These federal regulations set forth the food stamp program and include general information and definitions, requirements for participating state agencies, certification of eligible households, issuance and use of food coupons, performance reporting system and state agency liabilities and federal sanctions. A copy of 7 CFR 271 through 275, as amended through December 31, 2001, may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, 111 N. Sanders, P.O. Box 4210, Helena, MT 59604-4210.

Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 53-2-201 and 53-4-212, MCA

Implementing statute(s): Sec. 53-2-201 and 53-2-306, MCA

History: NEW, 1979 MAR p. 805, Eff. 7/27/79; AMD, 1980 MAR p. 2592, Eff. 9/12/80; AMD, 1981 MAR p. 1974, Eff. 1/1/82; AMD, 1981 MAR p. 1731, Eff. 1/28/82; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 98, Eff. 4/1/82; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1196, Eff. 6/18/82; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1259, Eff. 7/1/82; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1261, Eff. 7/1/82; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1844, Eff. 10/15/82; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 125, Eff. 2/10/83; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 300, Eff. 4/15/83; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 634, Eff. 8/1/83; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 1244, Eff. 10/1/83; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 1713, Eff. 11/25/83; AMD, 1984 MAR p. 294, Eff. 3/19/84; AMD, 1984 MAR p. 1085, Eff. 7/26/84; AMD, 1984 MAR p. 1750, Eff. 11/29/84; AMD, 1984 MAR p. 1748, Eff. 1/2/85; AMD, 1987 MAR p. 152, Eff. 3/16/87; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 1706, Eff. 7/29/88; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 1020, Eff. 6/28/91; TRANS, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 3555; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 952, Eff. 3/29/02.