Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/HB 7087, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Thompson moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 2349 and 2350
    4  insert:
    5         Section 46. (1) As used in this section, the term:
    6         (a) “Market” means a farmers’ market, community farmers’
    7  market, flea market, or other open-air market.
    8         (b) “SNAP” means the federal Supplemental Nutrition
    9  Assistance Program established under 7 U.S.C. ss. 2011 et seq.
   10         (2)(a) The owner or operator of a market selling fresh
   11  produce who is not an authorized SNAP retailer may allow an
   12  authorized Food and Nutrition Service group or association of
   13  produce sellers that is actively participating in produce sales
   14  in the market, or an authorized Food and Nutrition Service
   15  third-party organization, to implement and operate an electronic
   16  benefits transfer system for purposes of accepting SNAP benefits
   17  in the market on behalf of the produce sellers to the extent and
   18  manner allowed by federal law and regulation.
   19         (b) The authorized Food and Nutrition Service group,
   20  association, or third-party organization responsible for
   21  implementation and operation of the electronic benefits transfer
   22  system may not be another market that competes with the market
   23  being served.
   24         (c) The market owner or operator shall reasonably
   25  accommodate the authorized Food and Nutrition Service group,
   26  association, or third-party organization in the implementation
   27  and operation of an electronic benefits transfer system for
   28  purposes of accepting SNAP benefits.
   29         (3) This section does not:
   30         (a) Apply to a market selling fresh produce whose owner or
   31  operator has an electronic benefits transfer system for
   32  accepting SNAP benefits in the market.
   33         (b) Prohibit an authorized Food and Nutrition Service
   34  produce seller in a market selling fresh produce from operating
   35  his or her own electronic benefits transfer system as part of
   36  his or her customer transaction options.
   37         (c) Require a market owner or operator to create, operate,
   38  or maintain an electronic benefits transfer system on behalf of
   39  its produce sellers.
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   42         And the title is amended as follows:
   43         Delete line 174
   44  and insert:
   45         of specified funds; providing definitions; authorizing
   46         certain owners and operators of farmers’ markets,
   47         community farmers’ markets, flea markets, and other
   48         open-air markets selling fresh produce to allow
   49         authorized Food and Nutrition Service groups,
   50         associations, and third-party organizations to operate
   51         electronic benefits transfer systems in such markets;
   52         providing for applicability; providing an effective
   53         date.