1 Tex. Admin. Code § 372.1702
What are DHS's requirements for retailers and third-party processors to participate in the EBT system?
Effective Mar 17, 200429 TexReg 2661Source Note: The provisions of this §372.1702 adopted to be effective March 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 2661; transferred effective April 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register July 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 6359.Texas Secretary of State
(a) A retailer must be:
- (1) currently authorized by the USDA to participate in the Food Stamp Program; or
- (2) a nonfood (non-FNS-authorized) retailer that provides TANF cash-back. To be a nonfood retailer, no more than 10% of the retailer's gross revenue may be derived from entertainment.
- (b) A retailer must represent and warrant that the facility in which a POS terminal(s) is or will be located complies with all applicable building and zoning codes and ordinances.
- (c) A retailer or third-party processor must represent and warrant that it validly exists and is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and the state of Texas.
- (d) A retailer or third-party processor must not have been debarred from contracting by any unit of the federal government or any unit of a state government.
- (e) A retailer or third-party processor that is a for-profit corporation must not be delinquent in making state of Texas franchise tax payments.
Source Note:The provisions of this §372.1702 adopted to be effective March 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 2661; transferred effective April 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register July 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 6359.