Chapter18 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following sections:
SECTION _.
Restrictions on use of public benefit cards.
(a) Any state entity that issues a public benefit card to an individual for the purpose of subsidizing the cost of food for such person or his or her family, shall ensure that such cards may only be used to purchase food and beverage items that are not deemed luxury food items by the United States department of agriculture and have been declared exempt from taxation by the department of taxation and finance.
SECTION __.
Restrictions on use of public benefit cards.
(a) Any municipal entity that issues a public benefit card to an individual for the purpose of subsidizing the cost of food for such person or his or her family, shall ensure that such cards may only be used to purchase food and beverage items that are not deemed luxury food items by the United States department of agriculture and have been declared exempt from taxation by the department of taxation and finance.
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