2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 73 - Trade and Commerce
7313 - Buying or exchanging Federal food order coupons, stamps, authorization cards or access devices.

     § 7313.  Buying or exchanging Federal food order coupons,
                stamps, authorization cards or access devices.
        (a)  Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of buying
     or exchanging Federal food order coupons, stamps, authorization
     cards or access devices if he, not being authorized to do so by
     the United States Department of Agriculture, buys or exchanges
     Federal food order coupons, stamps, authorization cards or
     access devices for currency, or if he accepts or causes to be
     accepted Federal food order coupons, stamps, authorization cards
     or access devices in exchange for any merchandise or article
     except food, as defined by the United States Department of
     Agriculture, or Federal food order coupons, stamps,
     authorization cards or access devices in exchange for
     merchandise or articles, not defined by the United States
     Department of Agriculture to be surplus foods.
        (b)  Grading.--A person who violates this section commits a
     felony of the third degree if the amount involved is $1,000 or
     more. If the amount involved is less than $1,000, the person
     commits a misdemeanor of the first degree. Amounts involved in
     buying or exchanging Federal food order coupons, stamps,
     authorization cards or access devices committed pursuant to one
     scheme or course of conduct, whether from the same person or
     several persons, shall be aggregated in determining the grade of
     the offense.
        (c)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
     words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
     subsection:
        "Access device."  The Pennsylvania ACCESS card or electronic
     benefit transfer card.
        "Authorization card."  The paper authorization to participate
     that a person signs and then exchanges for the designated amount
     of food coupons at a bank.
     (Nov. 22, 1995, P.L.621, No.66, eff. 60 days)

        Cross References.  Section 7313 is referred to in section
     5708 of this title.