A person is guilty of a fraudulent practice if that person:
1. With intent to gain financial assistance to which that person is not entitled, knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or representation or knowingly fails to report to an employee of the department of human services any change in income, resources or other circumstances affecting that person's entitlement to such financial assistance; or
2. As a beneficiary of the food programs, transfers any food stamp coupons or an authorization-to-purchase card to any other individual with intent that such coupons or card be used for the benefit of someone other than persons within the beneficiary's food stamp household as certified by the department of human services; or
3. Knowingly acquires, uses or attempts to use any food stamp coupon or authorization-to-purchase card not issued for the benefit of that person's food stamp household by the department of human services, or by an agency administering food programs in another state.
4. Acquires, alters, transfers, or redeems food stamp coupons or possesses coupons, knowing that the coupons have been received, transferred, or used in violation of this section or the provisions of the federal food stamp program under 7 U.S.C. ch. 51 or the federal regulations issued pursuant to that chapter.
[C79, 81, § 234.13; 82 Acts, ch 1260, § 120]
Referred to in § 234.12
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