7 CFR § 271.2


Buying, exchanging, selling, or stealing SNAP benefits for cash or non-food items, including but not limited to:

  • Ammunition
  • Certain controlled substances
  • Explosives
  • Firearms
  • Reselling a product purchased with SNAP benefits for non-food items or cash.
  • Returning a container for a deposit if the product was purchased with SNAP benefits when the contents were intentionally discarded.

EDG Related Trafficking

7 CFR § 273.18(d)(2)(ii)(B) & CT Policy


The Office of Quality Assurance Client Fraud Investigations Division may choose to pursue trafficking cases against individuals identified in retailer investigations by:

  • computing the overpayment for the amount of trafficked benefits and establishing a claim; and
  • disqualifying the individual when:
    • the individual admits to trafficking by signing an ADH waiver form as part of the admission of guilt; or
    • the individual is found guilty of trafficking by:

Retailer Related Trafficking 

7 CFR § 273.18(d)(2)(ii)(B) & 7 CFR 278.6 & 7 CFR 278.7 & CT Policy


DSS sends retailer trafficking allegations to FNS’s Retail Investigation Bureau (RIB) for investigation.  FNS or the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney notifies DSS of the retailer’s trafficking decision.  FNS imposes retailer disqualifications and retailer trafficking claims.