Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-8-1-.03 - Definitions
(a)
"Adverse action" means an action taken by the State agency, and which is
subject to full or abbreviated administrative review as provided by
7 C.F.R. §
246.18(a)(1)(i)(ii), as a
result of a vendor violation of the Georgia WIC rules and
regulations.
(b) "Days" means
calendar days.
(c) "Department"
means the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(d) "FNS" means the Food and Nutrition
Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(e) "Food delivery system" means the method
used by State and local agencies to provide supplemental foods to
participants.
(f) "State" means the
state of Georgia.
(g) "State
agency" means the Georgia Department of Public Health.
(h) "State Plan" means the Georgia WIC plan
of operation and administration that describes the manner in which the State
agency intends to implement and operate all aspects of Georgia WIC.
(i) "Vendor" means a sole proprietorship,
partnership, cooperative association, corporation, or other business entity
operating one or more stores authorized by the State agency to provide
authorized supplemental foods to participants under a retail food delivery
system. Each store operated by a business entity constitutes a separate vendor
and must be authorized separately from other stores operated by the business
entity. Each store must have a single, fixed location, except when the
authorization of mobile stores is necessary to meet the special needs described
in the Georgia WIC State Plan of operation.
(j) "Vendor authorization" means the process
by which the State agency assesses, selects, and enters into agreements with
stores that apply or subsequently reapply to be authorized as
vendors.
(k) "Farmer" means any
individual authorized by the state agency to participant in the Georgia
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, for the purpose of providing fresh,
unprepared fruits, vegetables and herbs to WIC participants, or the Senior
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, for the purpose of providing low-income
seniors with fresh, unprepared fruits, vegetables, and herbs, at designated
market sites.
(l) "Farmer
Authorization" means the process by which the State agency assesses, selects,
and enters into agreements with farmers that apply or subsequently reapply to
be authorized as vendors.
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