2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22-6h. Connecticut Farmers\' Market/Women Infants and Children Program: Purposes. Administration.
Sec. 22-6h. Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women Infants and Children Program: Purposes. Administration. (a) There is established the Connecticut Farmers'
Market/Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program which shall be jointly funded
by the state of Connecticut and the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States
Department of Agriculture. The program shall supply Connecticut-grown fresh produce
to participants of the special supplemental food program through the distribution of
vouchers that are redeemable only at designated Connecticut farmers' markets. The
program is designed to provide both a supplemental source of fresh produce for the
dietary needs of women, infants and children who are judged to be at nutritional risk and
to stimulate an increased demand for Connecticut-grown fresh produce at Connecticut
farmers' markets.
(P.A. 94-187, S. 2, 12; 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; 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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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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