1 Tex. Admin. Code § 372.1705
What are DHS's requirements for retailers that redeem food stamp benefits to deploy POS terminals?
Effective Mar 17, 200429 TexReg 2661Source Note: The provisions of this §372.1705 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) General. Retailers must deploy POS terminals, as required by 7 CFR §274.12(h)(4)(ii), whether the terminals are provided by the retailer management EBT contractor or by a third-party processor.
- (b) Optional terminals. A retailer may deploy a POS terminal(s) within its respective store office, customer service area, or another location to enable clients who are not making a purchase to complete credit transactions and cash-back transactions.
(c) Minimum redemptions. Retailers with a Food Stamp Program redemption average, over any six-month period, that is:
- (1) $100 per month or more, receive equipment at no cost from the retailer management EBT contractor; or
- (2) less than $100 per month, must obtain the hardware and equipment at their own expense. Otherwise, these retailers may participate in the EBT system using the manual voucher transaction process, as described in §3.1706 of this chapter (relating to What are the procedures for off-line (manual) transactions?).
- (d) Special checkout lanes. A retailer may not establish special checkout lanes that are only for EBT program transactions, as stated in 7 CFR §274.12(h)(4)(i).
Source Note:The provisions of this §372.1705 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.