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Silver City, New Mexico

Establishing comprehensive regulations for farmers' markets

Silver City, N.M., Code § 3.3.1(M)

Last Visited 4/14/26
Policy Summary

This provision sets standards for farmers’ markets, and encourages all farmers’ markets and their vendors” to “work to accept forms of payment by participants of federal, state, or local food assistance programs, including but not limited to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as “food stamps”; Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program; and the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. Such forms of payment include but are not limited to coupons, vouchers and Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards.”

State New Mexico
Jurisdiction Name Silver City
Jurisdiction Type town
Population Size 5k-50k
Legal Strategies
  • Requires something and sets standards
  • Provides education and promotes awareness or provides information
Food System Topics
  • Food Access
  • Markets & Distribution
  • Nutrition
  • Zoning, Planning & Land Use
  • Emergency/Disaster Management
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