10A NCAC 43D .0703. USE OF FOOD INSTRUMENTS AND CASH-VALUE VOUCHERS

(a)  Participants may transact food instruments and cash-value vouchers on any day on or between the "date of issue" and "participant must use by" dates printed on the food instrument or cash-value voucher.  The "participant must use by" date shall be 30 days from the "date of issue."

(b)  North Carolina WIC program food instruments and cash-value vouchers shall be transacted only at authorized WIC vendors in accordance with the terms of the signed WIC Vendor Agreement and WIC Program rules, regulations, and statutes.  Vendors are responsible for food instruments and cash-value vouchers not properly transacted.  Neither an agency of the United States government, the State of North Carolina, the local WIC agency nor a past or present WIC participant, parent or caretaker of an infant or child participant, or proxy is under any obligation to pay for food instruments or cash-value vouchers accepted by a store that was not an authorized WIC vendor on the date of transaction of the food instrument or cash-value voucher.

(c)  North Carolina WIC food instruments and cash-value vouchers shall be deposited at the vendor's bank.  These food instruments and cash-value vouchers shall not be assigned, transferred, sold or otherwise negotiated.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A‑361; 7 C.F.R. 246; 42 U.S.C. 1786;

Eff. July 1, 1981;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2001; November 1, 1990; July 1. 1989;

Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 2002;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2009; August 1, 2004.