# WAC 246-780-001: WAC 246-780-001. Purpose of the farmers market nutrition program

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_001

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 246-780-001
- **Heading:** WAC 246-780-001. Purpose of the farmers market nutrition program
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 246 / Chapter 246-780 / Section 246-780-001

## Text

(1) The purpose of the farmers market nutrition program (FMNP) is to:
(a) Provide access to:
(i) Locally grown, fresh, nutritious, unprepared fruits and vegetables, and fresh cut herbs to women, infants over five months of age, and children, who participate in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC);
(ii) The WIC fruit and vegetable cash value benefit (CVB); and
(iii) The senior farmers market nutrition program (SFMNP) which includes locally grown, fresh, nutritious, unprepared fruits, vegetables, and fresh cut herbs.
(b) Expand the awareness and use of farmers markets where consumers can buy directly from the grower.
(c) Provide access to fresh, healthy foods regardless of a household's proximity to a farmers market through nonprofit mobile markets for participants of WIC FMNP, WIC CVB, and SFMNP.
(2) The FMNP is administered by the Washington state department of health.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 246-780-001 WAC 246-780-001. Purpose of the farmers market nutrition program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_001.md)
- [WAC 246-780-010 WAC 246-780-010. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_010.md)
- [WAC 246-780-020 WAC 246-780-020. Farmers market application requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_020.md)
- [WAC 246-780-022 WAC 246-780-022. Authorized farmers market minimum requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_022.md)
- [WAC 246-780-023 WAC 246-780-023. Mobile market application requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_023.md)
- [WAC 246-780-024 WAC 246-780-024. Authorized mobile market minimum requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_024.md)
- [WAC 246-780-025 WAC 246-780-025. Grower application requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_025.md)
- [WAC 246-780-026 WAC 246-780-026. Farm store application requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_026.md)
- [WAC 246-780-028 WAC 246-780-028. Authorized grower or authorized farm store — Minimum requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_028.md)
- [WAC 246-780-030 WAC 246-780-030. Farmers market nutrition program eligible foods](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_030.md)
- [WAC 246-780-040 WAC 246-780-040. Noncompliance with FMNP requirements by an authorized farmers market, authorized mobile market, authorized grower, or authorized farm store](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_040.md)
- [WAC 246-780-060 WAC 246-780-060. Appealing a department decision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_780_060.md)

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