2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22-6q. Connecticut Farmers\' Market/Senior Nutrition Program.
Sec. 22-6q. Connecticut Farmers' Market/Senior Nutrition Program. (a)
There is established the Connecticut Farmers' Market/Senior Nutrition Program which
shall be provided for from funds available to the commissioner and from other sources
as such funds may become available. The program shall supply Connecticut-grown
fresh produce to senior participants through the distribution of vouchers that are redeemable only at designated Connecticut farmers' markets. For purposes of this section, a
"senior participant" is defined as a person who is sixty years of age or older and is
currently residing in elderly housing, or is a participant of a registered congregate meal
site, or has been identified by a municipal elderly agent as being at nutritional risk. The
program is designed to provide both a supplemental source of fresh produce for the
dietary needs of seniors who are judged to be at nutritional risk and to stimulate an
increased demand for Connecticut-grown produce at Connecticut farmers' markets.
(P.A. 94-187, S. 11, 12; P.A. 98-12, S. 1, 22; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 94-187 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 98-12 deleted former Subsec. (c) re adoption of regulations, effective July 1, 1998; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
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