Common use of EBT Transactions Clause in Contracts

EBT Transactions. If Merchant has chosen to accept Electronic Benefits Transfer (“EBT”) transactions, Merchant agrees to issue United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services (“FNS”) food stamp benefits (“FS Benefits”) and/or government delivered cash assistance benefits (“Cash Benefits,” and with FS Benefits, “Benefits”) to recipients (“Recipients”) in in accordance with the procedures specified herein, and in all documentation and user guides provided to Merchant by Processor, as amended from time-to-time; and pursuant to the Quest Operating Rules (the "Quest Rules"), as amended from time-to-time, issued by the National Automated Clearing House Association as approved by the Financial Management Service of the U.S. Treasury Department. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed them in the Quest Rules. Xxxxxxxx will provide each recipient a receipt of each Benefit issuance. Merchant will be solely responsible for Xxxxxxxx’s issuance of Benefits other than in accordance with authorizations. Xxxxxxxx agrees to comply with all the requirements, laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the delivery of services to Benefit Recipients and Benefit Recipient confidentiality. If Merchant issues FS Benefits under this Merchant Agreement, Merchant represents and warrants to Processor that Merchant is an FNS-authorized "Merchant" (as such term is defined in the Rules) and is not currently suspended or disqualified by FNS. Merchant agrees to secure and maintain at its own expense all necessary licenses, permits, franchises, or other authorities required to lawfully effect the issuance and distribution of Benefits under this Merchant Agreement, including without limitation, any applicable franchise tax certificate and non-governmental contractor’s certificate, and covenants that Merchant will not issue Benefits at any time during which Merchant is not in compliance with the requirements of any applicable law. Xxxxxxxx agrees to hold Processor harmless from any costs of compliance or failure to comply with any such obligation by Xxxxxxxx. Processor may terminate or modify the provision of services to Merchant if any of Processor’s agreements with government EBT agencies are terminated for any reason or if any party threatens to terminate services to Processor due to some action or inaction on the part of Merchant. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the State from commencing appropriate administrative or legal action against Merchant or for making any referral for such action to any appropriate Federal, State, or local agency. Any references to "State" herein shall mean the State in which Merchant issues Benefits pursuant hereto. If Merchant issues Benefits in more than one State pursuant hereto, then the reference shall mean each such State severally, not jointly.

EBT Transactions. If Merchant has chosen to accept Electronic Benefits Transfer (“EBT”) transactions, Merchant agrees to issue United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services (“FNS”) food stamp benefits (“FS Benefits”) and/or government delivered cash assistance benefits (“Cash Benefits,” and with FS Benefits, “Benefits”) to recipients (“Recipients”) in in accordance with the procedures specified herein, and in all documentation and user guides provided to Merchant by Processor, as amended from time-to-time; and pursuant to the Quest Operating Rules (the "Quest Rules"), as amended from time-to-time, issued by the National Automated Clearing House Association as approved by the Financial Management Service of the U.S. Treasury Department. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed them in the Quest Rules. Xxxxxxxx Merchant will provide each recipient Recipient a receipt of each Benefit issuance. Merchant will be solely responsible for Xxxxxxxx’s issuance of Benefits other than in accordance with authorizations. Xxxxxxxx agrees to comply with all the requirements, laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the delivery of services to Benefit Recipients and Benefit Recipient confidentiality. If Merchant issues FS Benefits under this Merchant Agreement, Merchant represents and warrants to Processor that Merchant is an FNS-authorized "Merchant" (as such term is defined in the Rules) and is not currently suspended or disqualified by FNS. Merchant agrees to secure and maintain at its own expense all necessary licenses, permits, franchises, or other authorities required to lawfully effect the issuance and distribution of Benefits under this Merchant Agreement, including without limitation, any applicable franchise tax certificate and non-governmental contractor’s certificate, and covenants that Merchant will not issue Benefits at any time during which Merchant is not in compliance with the requirements of any applicable law. Xxxxxxxx agrees to hold Processor harmless from any costs of compliance or failure to comply with any such obligation by Xxxxxxxx. Processor may terminate or modify the provision of services to Merchant if any of Processor’s agreements with government EBT agencies are terminated for any reason or if any party threatens to terminate services to Processor due to some action or inaction on the part of Merchant. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the State from commencing appropriate administrative or legal action against Merchant or for making any referral for such action to any appropriate Federal, State, or local agency. Any references to "State" herein shall mean the State in which Merchant issues Benefits pursuant hereto. If Merchant issues Benefits in more than one State pursuant hereto, then the reference shall mean each such State severally, not jointly.

EBT Transactions. If Merchant has chosen elected by you on the Application, you wish to accept Electronic Benefits Transfer (“EBT”) transactionspurchase from us and we wish to sell to you certain services necessary for the authorization, Merchant agrees processing and settlement of point of sale EBT transactions submitted to issue the EBT Networks and which transactions are initiated through you in connection with the authorization, providing and/or issuance of United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services (“FNS”) food stamp benefits (“FS Benefits”) and/or Temporary Assistance to Needed Families (“TANF”) benefits and/or other government delivered cash assistance benefits (“Cash Benefits,” and with FS Benefits, “Benefits”) to benefit recipients in the EBT Project areas (“Recipients”) supported by us through the applicable gateway through the use of a State- issued Benefit Security Card (“EBT Card”) issued by a state participating in the EBT Project and benefit recipients of other states not within the Project area (“Other Recipients”). You agree to provide and/or issue Benefits at each of your locations to the Recipient as hereinafter provided and in accordance with the procedures specified hereinby us, the applicable EBT Network or State’s EBT rules and in all documentation and user guides provided to Merchant by Processor, regulations as amended from time-to-time; time to time and pursuant to all applicable laws governing the Quest Operating Rules (the "Quest Rules"), as amended from time-to-time, issued by the National Automated Clearing House Association as approved by the Financial Management Service issuance and/or provision of the U.S. Treasury DepartmentBenefits. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed them in the Quest Rules. Xxxxxxxx You will provide each recipient Recipient a receipt of for each Benefit issuanceissuance transaction undertaken by you. Merchant You will be solely responsible for Xxxxxxxx’s your issuance of Benefits other than in accordance with authorizationsauthorizations received from us. Xxxxxxxx agrees You will provide us, upon execution of this Agreement, with a complete list of all of your locations in the continental United States where you desire to accept EBT Cards, with correct and complete mailing addresses and complete telephone numbers, in location number order. You will provide an updated list at our request or as changes occur. All locations from which you accept EBT Cards will be subject to this Agreement and will be included on the lists provided from time to time by you to us. You will honor any valid EBT Card properly tendered for use when it is presented with a valid personal identification number (PIN). You will not engage in acceptance practices or procedures that discourage the use of any valid EBT Card. You will not complete any point-of-sale EBT Card transaction that has not been authorized. You will ensure that if Recipient enters a valid PIN, you will not require another form of identification from Recipient unless you have grounds to suspect fraud. You will provide and/or issue Benefits to Recipients, in accordance with the policies and Rules in the amount authorized through your point-of-sale terminal, with PIN Pad and printer (“Equipment”), upon presentation by Recipient of an EBT Card and Recipient entry of a valid PIN. You agree that in the event of failure of the Equipment to print Benefit issuance information as approved and validated as a legitimate transaction, you will comply with all our procedures and rules for authorization of Benefits in such instance. If you have agreed to Cash Benefits, you agree to maintain adequate cash on hand to issue and/or provide confirmed Cash Benefits and will issue and/or provide Cash Benefits to Recipients in the requirements, laws, rules same manner and regulations pertaining to the delivery same extent cash is provided to your other customers. You will not require, and will not in the advertising suggest, that any Recipient must purchase goods or services at your facilities as a condition to the issuance and/or provision of services Cash Benefits to Benefit such Recipient, unless such condition applies to other customers as well. You will not designate special checkout lanes restricted to use by Recipients, provided that if you designate special checkout lanes for electronic debit, or credit cards and/or other payment methods such as checks or other than cash, Recipients and Benefit Recipient confidentialitymay be directed to such lanes so long as other customers are directed there as well. If Merchant issues you support the issuance and/or provision of FS Benefits under this Merchant Agreement, Merchant represents and warrants to Processor that Merchant is an FNS-authorized "Merchant" (as such term is defined in through manual benefit issuance procedures during the Rules) and period of time when normal benefit issuance is not currently suspended or disqualified by FNS. Merchant agrees to secure and maintain at its own expense all necessary licenses, permits, franchises, or other authorities required to lawfully effect the issuance and distribution of Benefits under this Merchant Agreement, including without limitation, any applicable franchise tax certificate and non-governmental contractor’s certificate, and covenants that Merchant will not issue Benefits at any time during which Merchant is not in compliance with the requirements of any applicable law. Xxxxxxxx agrees to hold Processor harmless from any costs of compliance or failure to comply with any such obligation by Xxxxxxxx. Processor may terminate or modify the provision of services to Merchant if any of Processor’s agreements with government EBT agencies are terminated for any reason or if any party threatens to terminate services to Processor due to some action or inaction on the part of Merchant. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the State from commencing appropriate administrative or legal action against Merchant or for making any referral for such action to any appropriate Federal, State, or local agency. Any references to "State" herein shall mean the State in which Merchant issues Benefits pursuant hereto. If Merchant issues Benefits in more than one State pursuant heretopossible, then the reference shall mean each such State severally, not jointlyfollowing limitations will apply to manual issuance and/or provision of FS Benefits by you.

EBT Transactions. If Merchant has chosen elected by you on the Application, you wish to accept Electronic Benefits Transfer (“EBT”) transactionspurchase from us and we wish to sell to you certain services necessary for the authorization, Merchant agrees processing and settlement of point of sale EBT transactions submitted to issue the EBT Networks and which transactions are initiated through you in connection with the authorization, providing and/or issuance of United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services (“FNS”) food stamp benefits (“FS Benefits”) and/or Temporary Assistance to Needed Families (“TANF”) benefits and/or other government delivered cash assistance benefits (“Cash Benefits,” and with FS Benefits, “Benefits”) to benefit recipients in the EBT Project areas (“Recipients”) supported by us through the applicable gateway through the use of a State- issued Benefit Security Card (“EBT Card”) issued by a state participating in the EBT Project and benefit recipients of other states not within the Project area (“Other Recipients”). You agree to provide and/or issue Benefits at each of your locations to the Recipient as hereinafter provided and in accordance with the procedures specified hereinby us, the applicable EBT Network or State’s EBT rules and in all documentation and user guides provided to Merchant by Processor, regulations as amended from time-to-time; time to time and pursuant to all applicable laws governing the Quest Operating Rules (the "Quest Rules"), as amended from time-to-time, issued by the National Automated Clearing House Association as approved by the Financial Management Service issuance and/or provision of the U.S. Treasury DepartmentBenefits. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed them in the Quest Rules. Xxxxxxxx You will provide each recipient Recipient a receipt of for each Benefit issuanceissuance transaction undertaken by you. Merchant You will be solely responsible for Xxxxxxxx’s your issuance of Benefits other than in accordance with authorizationsauthorizations received from us. Xxxxxxxx agrees You will provide us, upon execution of this Agreement, with a complete list of all of your locations in the continental United States where you desire to accept EBT Cards, with correct and complete mailing addresses and complete telephone numbers, in location number order. You will provide an updated list at our request or as changes occur. All locations from which you accept EBT Cards will be subject to this Agreement and will be included on the lists provided from time to time by you to us. You will honor any valid EBT Card properly tendered for use when it is presented with a valid personal identification number (PIN). You will not engage in acceptance practices or procedures that discourage the use of any valid EBT Card. You will not complete any point-of-sale EBT Card transaction that has not been authorized. You will ensure that if Recipient enters a valid PIN, you will not require another form of identification from Recipient unless you have grounds to suspect fraud. You will provide and/or issue Benefits to Recipients, in accordance with the policies and Rules in the amount authorized through your point-of-sale terminal, with PIN Pad and printer (“Equipment”), upon presentation by Recipient of an EBT Card and Recipient entry of a valid PIN. You agree that in the event of failure of the Equipment to print Benefit issuance information as approved and validated as a legitimate transaction, you will comply with all our procedures and rules for authorization of Benefits in such instance. If you have agreed to Cash Benefits, you agree to maintain adequate cash on hand to issue and/or provide confirmed Cash Benefits and will issue and/or provide Cash Benefits to Recipients in the requirements, laws, rules same manner and regulations pertaining to the delivery same extent cash is provided to your other customers. You will not require, and will not in the advertising suggest, that any Recipient must purchase goods or services at your facilities as a condition to the issuance and/or provision of services Cash Benefits to Benefit such Recipient, unless such condition applies to other customers as well. You will not designate special checkout lanes restricted to use by Recipients, provided that if you designate special checkout lanes for electronic debit, or credit cards and/or other payment methods such as checks or other than cash, Recipients and Benefit Recipient confidentialitymay be directed to such lanes so long as other customers are directed there as well. If Merchant issues you support the issuance and/or provision of FS Benefits under this Merchant Agreement, Merchant represents and warrants to Processor that Merchant is an FNS-authorized "Merchant" (as such term is defined in through manual benefit issuance procedures during the Rules) and period of time when normal benefit issuance is not currently suspended or disqualified by FNS. Merchant agrees to secure and maintain at its own expense all necessary licenses, permits, franchises, or other authorities required to lawfully effect the issuance and distribution of Benefits under this Merchant Agreement, including without limitation, any applicable franchise tax certificate and non-governmental contractor’s certificate, and covenants that Merchant will not issue Benefits at any time during which Merchant is not in compliance with the requirements of any applicable law. Xxxxxxxx agrees to hold Processor harmless from any costs of compliance or failure to comply with any such obligation by Xxxxxxxx. Processor may terminate or modify the provision of services to Merchant if any of Processor’s agreements with government EBT agencies are terminated for any reason or if any party threatens to terminate services to Processor due to some action or inaction on the part of Merchant. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the State from commencing appropriate administrative or legal action against Merchant or for making any referral for such action to any appropriate Federal, State, or local agency. Any references to "State" herein shall mean the State in which Merchant issues Benefits pursuant hereto. If Merchant issues Benefits in more than one State pursuant heretopossible, then the reference shall mean each such State severally, not jointlyfollowing limitations will apply to manual issuance and/or provision of FS Benefits by you. you must receive an authorization number for the amount of the purchase via telephone at the time of sale.