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WAC 246-780-024

Authorized Mobile Market Minimum Requirements.

The authorized mobile market must:
(1) Comply with the FMNP requirements and the terms and conditions of their contract or agreement;
(2) Accept training and technical assistance on FMNP requirements from department staff;
(3) Provide in-person training to mobile market employees and volunteers on FMNP requirements. Training may be provided by either a mobile market manager or the department and includes, but is not limited to: Eligible foods, benefit processing and redemption procedures, civil rights requirements, and the complaint process;
(4) Be accountable for the actions of employees and volunteers;
(5) Keep a current list of growers, including the growers' names and business addresses;
(6) Use a mobile market identifier assigned by the department for each WIC CVB, WIC FMNP, and SFMNP transaction.
(7) Ensure that WIC FMNP, SFMNP benefits, and WIC CVBs are accepted only for locally grown eligible foods;
(a) Display prices clearly for all WIC FMNP, SFMNP, and WIC CVB eligible foods during mobile market business hours;
(b) Charge WIC CVB, WIC FMNP, and SFMNP customers the current price or less than the current price charged to other customers;
(8) Display the "WIC and Senior Farmers Market Benefits Welcome Here" sign each day;
(9) Comply with federal and state nondiscrimination laws;
(10) Ensure that participants receive the same courtesies as other customers;
(11) Provide the department, upon request, with any information it has available regarding its participation in the WIC FMNP, WIC CVB, and SFMNP;
(12) Keep participant information confidential;
(13) Cooperate with the department in monitoring the authorized mobile market for compliance with FMNP requirements and provide information on request;
(14) Notify the department immediately if authorized mobile market operations cease;
(15) Notify the department immediately of any authorized farmers market, authorized mobile market, authorized grower, or authorized farm store suspected of noncompliance with WIC FMNP, WIC CVB, and SFMNP requirements;
(16) Notify the department of changes to the established mobile market route within at least five business days of the new route taking effect;
(17) Reimburse the department for mishandled WIC FMNP, WIC CVB, and SFMNP benefits;
(18) Not collect sales tax on WIC FMNP, WIC CVB, and SFMNP benefit purchases;
(19) Not give cash back for purchases with WIC FMNP, WIC CVB, and SFMNP benefits;
(20) Not trade, barter, or otherwise use WIC FMNP, WIC CVB, and SFMNP benefits to purchase foods from other growers or pay for mobile market fees or other business costs; and
(21) Maintain a business model that promotes business integrity. The department may investigate the business integrity of an FMNP vendor or applicant at any time. In its determination of business integrity, the department's considerations will include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Providing complete and truthful information in the application, correspondence, and other documents requested by the department.
(b) Cooperating with department requests to complete WIC authorization or compliance activities.
(c) Providing business and financial documentation to the department upon request.
(d) Having no uncorrected violation(s) from a previous contracting period, current disqualification, or outstanding claims owed to the department.
(e) Disclosure of any third party, agent, or broker involved in any part of the application process.
(f) Disclosure of any broker of third parties.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.700, 43.70.120, and 43.70.703. WSR 26-06-076, s 246-780-024, filed 3/2/26, effective 4/2/26.]