1. (a) Retailers without immediate access to telephones at the time of purchase must:

   1. (1) use a manual voucher system with delayed telephone verification when selling food to eligible food stamp customers; and
   2. (2) telephone the EBT call center before redeeming the manual voucher in order to log the transaction and obtain an authorization number.

2. (b) Retailers with delayed telephone verification include:

   1. (1) stationary food stores that make home deliveries to food stamp households;
   2. (2) house-to-house trade routes that operate on standing orders from customers, such as milk and bread delivery routes;
   3. (3) food-buying cooperatives; and
   4. (4) other food retailers authorized under 7 CFR §278.1.

3. (c) Retailers may process manual TANF cash-back redemptions and Food Stamp Program redemptions when they are able to:

   1. (1) contact the EBT call center by telephone; and
   2. (2) obtain an authorization number for the amount of purchase before completing the sale.

Source Note:The provisions of this §372.1706 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.