Georgia § 49-4-21 - Photo requirement on electronic benefits transfer cards for food stamps.
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§ 49-4-21. Photo requirement on electronic benefits transfer cards for food stamps.
The department shall require that all electronic benefits transfer cards which include food stamp benefits contain a photograph of one or more members of a household who are authorized to use such food stamp benefits. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Code section. This Code section shall become effective on January 1, 2016. (Code 1981, § 49-4-21 , enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 844, § 1/HB 772.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective January 1, 2016. Law reviews. - For article on the 2014 enactment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 205 (2014).
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Section 49-4-21 ("Photo requirement on electronic benefits transfer cards for food stamps.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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