Public assistance; Department of Human Resources required to request waiver to prohibit the purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits, implementation of prohibition provided for

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The Alabama Department of Human Resources must ask the USDA to let the state exclude candy and soda from foods that can be bought with SNAP benefits. If the USDA grants the waiver, retailers will be prohibited from accepting SNAP for those items after at least one month’s notice, and the governor will have an agency publish a list of prohibited products. The bill also limits penalties for retailers who accidentally accept SNAP for candy or soda unless it happens more than three times in a fiscal year.

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