Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0016 - Food Assistance › Chapter 1 - EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 1-5 - Selection of Food Banks or Food Pantries

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) There shall be
				one designated site in each county that may receive commodities from
				Contractor. Each organization must meet the following conditions to be eligible
				for USDA commodities:
(i) Non profit status
				as verified by a copy of the application determination letter received as a
				result of submitting IRS form 1023 or 1024 for IRS non profit status
				determination. There must also be a copy of a certificate of non profit
				incorporation from the Wyoming Secretary of State's office. These items shall
				be submitted to the Contractor's food distribution coordinator;
(ii) There shall be no charge or requested
				contribution to a recipient of the commodities;
(iii) The organization must provide
				certificate(s) of inspection from a local health department or the Wyoming
				Department of Health or the Wyoming Department of Agriculture for the food
				bank, soup kitchen or food pantry(s);
(A)
				Commodities may be issued to a site on a provisional one time basis without a
				sanitation inspection. However, if the site is out of compliance with the
				appropriate inspection, no further commodities will be allocated until
				compliance is complete. A sanitation inspector shall determine if the existing
				commodities may be transferred to another facility if a site does not pass the
				sanitation inspection.
(B) Any USDA
				commodity up to one hundred (100) pounds found to be damaged or out of
				condition will be destroyed in such a manner that it cannot be used for human
				consumption. The destruction must be reported on a damage and loss form. If the
				amount of out-of-condition USDA commodities is over one hundred (100) pounds, a
				health official or other person authorized by Contractor must witness and
				confirm the product disposal. If a health officer is not available then the out
				of condition product must be held under refrigeration to await instructions for
				disposal.
(C) All out of condition
				products must be disposed of in accordance with USDA/FNS procedures.
(iv) All USDA commodities must be
				stored in a manner that allows for inventory to be completed.
(A) Contractor will have the right of access
				at any reasonable time to complete an inventory if deemed necessary. There
				shall be an annual inventory of the main storage facility. The USDA commodities
				will be stored on a first in, first out basis.
(v) The organization must give priority to
				serving the homeless and the elderly. There shall be no eligibility criteria
				which prevent the homeless or elderly from receiving service.
(vi) The organization must agree to keep
				records pertaining to eligibility of recipients and the distribution of the
				commodities.
(vii) The organization
				must agree to reviews or audits of records that pertain to USDA commodities.
				The reviews or audits shall be done by Contractor, DFS, or USDA.
(viii) The organization must serve the entire
				county either directly or by supervising another food pantry or pantries. There
				shall be a current written distribution plan on file with Contractor.