Title 16
7000 Cash Assistance Overpayments and Food Stamp Claims
7008 Returned Food Stamp Benefits
If coupon books collected from households as payment for claims are returned intact and in usable from, ARMS may return them to coupon inventory. ARMS will destroy any coupons or coupon books which are not returned to inventory in accordance with the procedures outlined in this Section.
After verification of the reports from the claims collections point, ARMS will destroy the coupons or coupon book if the value of the coupons does not exceed $500 per month. If the value of the coupons exceeds $500 per month, FNS approval must be requested prior to any destruction of the coupons.
ARMS will destroy the coupons and coupon books by burning, shredding, tearing, or cutting so that they are not negotiable. Two State agency officials will witness and certify the destruction and forward Form FNS-471, Coupon Account and Destruction Report, with the Form FNS-209.
