§ 4043. State Food Purchase Program
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare
62 P.S. § 4043
§ 4043. State Food Purchase Program
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the State Food Purchase Program to provide funds to county governments, regional food banks or emergency food providers for the purchase, transportation, storage and distribution of food products to program participants as described in this act. These funds may also be used for repackaging and the processing of food for distribution to program participants. This program shall be administered by the department.
(3) Food purchased under the program may not duplicate food items available under U.S.D.A. commodity programs or private donations of food to the emergency food providers unless the quantities available through these means are insufficient to meet the county or regional food bank's need for a particular product.
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1992, Dec. 11, P.L. 807, No. 129, § 3, imd. effective.
62 P.S. § 4043, PA ST 62 P.S. § 4043
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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