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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 2-1212.71: Definitions.

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  1. Title 2. Government Administration.
  2. Chapter 12. Business and Economic Development.
  3. Subchapter VI-C. East End Grocery Incentive.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:

(a)

(1)

"Grocery store" means a retail establishment that:

(A)

Has a primary business of selling food, including fresh food; and

(B)

Is a "retail food store," as that term is defined in section 3(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2012(o)).

(2)

"SNAP" means the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, established pursuant to section 4 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2013).

(3)

"WIC" means the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, established pursuant to section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, approved September 26, 1972 (86 Stat. 729; 42 U.S.C. § 1786).

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