Section 49010.

49010. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Nutrition Incentives Act. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 442, Sec. 2. (AB 1321) Effective January 1, 2016.)

Section 49011.

49011. The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program is hereby established in the Office of Farm to Fork for purposes of encouraging the purchase and consumption of California fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables by directly linking California fresh fruit, nut, and vegetable producers with nutrition benefit clients. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 442, Sec. 2. (AB […]

Section 49012.

49012. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Consumer incentive program” means a program administered by a qualified entity that increases the purchasing value of a nutrition benefit client’s benefits when the benefits are used to purchase California fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables. (b) “Nutrition benefit client” means a person who receives services […]

Section 49013.

49013. (a) The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Account is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to collect matching funds from the federal Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant Program (7 U.S.C. Sec. 7517), if available, and from other public and private sources, to provide grants under the Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program. The […]

Section 49014.

49014. The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program shall be administered in accordance with all of the following: (a) Subject to the regulations adopted by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the federal Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), or any subsequent federal agricultural act, […]

Section 49015.

49015. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Corner store” means a small-scale store or grocery store, either an independent store or a chain store, that sells a limited selection of foods and other products, and that is located in a low-income area or low-access area in a rural, urban, or suburban […]

Section 49016.

49016. The receipt of a grant under either program established in this chapter shall not preclude an entity from being eligible to receive a grant under the other program. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)