Rule 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.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-8-1-.03
42 U.S.C. § 1786; 7 C.F.R. Parts 246, 248, 249; O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2A-6, 31-5-1.
Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Jan. 4, 2012; eff. Jan. 24, 2012.Amended: F. Oct. 30, 2018; eff. Nov. 11, 2018, as specified by the Agency.