Section 1105.4. Change of ownership of a WIC authorized store

(a) A store’s status as a WIC authorized store is void when a change of ownership of the store occurs.

(b) To allow uninterrupted service to participants subsequent to a change of ownership of a WIC authorized store, the Department may accept an application for authorization from the prospective new owner of the store prior to a change of ownership.

(c) The Department will not accept a store’s application for authorization if the Department determines that the store submitting the application, either under prior ownership or in a previous location, was disqualified and the purpose of the relocation or sale of the store was to avoid a disqualification.

The provisions of this § 1105.4 amended December 22, 2000, effective December 23, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6853; amended October 3, 2003, effective October 4, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 4900. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (272445).

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The provisions of this § 1105.4 amended under section 2102(g) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 532(g)).