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Wisconsin

SNAP benefits at farmers markets and other retailers

Wis. Stat. Ann. § 49.797

Last Visited 4/15/26
Policy Summary

This law directs the state’s department of health services to administer a statewide program to deliver “food stamp benefits to recipients of food stamp benefits by an electronic benefit transfer system” and to “explore methods by which nontraditional retailers, such as farmers markets, may participate in the delivery of food stamp benefits under the electronic benefit transfer system.”

State Wisconsin
Jurisdiction Name Wisconsin
Jurisdiction Type state
Food System Topics
  • Food Access
  • Markets & Distribution
  • Nutrition
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