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Sources and verification

Every rule on this site points to one of these documents. A rule is marked verified only after an editor has read the cited passage and recorded the date.

How to read a source line

  • Checked [date]: an editor read the rule against the cited primary source on that date, and the quoted passage is stored with the rule.
  • Nationwide rules come from 7 CFR Part 273 (read on the eCFR) and USDA Food and Nutrition Service memoranda. Dollar figures follow the FNS cost-of-living memo and are re-checked every October 1.
  • State rules come from the state's own manual, regulation, or statute, researched one state at a time. A state rule without a quoted primary source is never published.

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USDA Food and Nutrition Service

eCFR (Office of the Federal Register)