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Title 7: SNAP Page 37 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter A: Administration Participant Use of Benefits Revised June 20, 2025 What SNAP Can Be Used For SNAP cannot be used to buy foods that are already hot at the point of sale, foods meant to be eaten while the person is still in the store, vitamins, medicines, dietary supplements, pet foods, or any other nonfood item. Where SNAP Can Be Used Legal reference: 7 CFR 274.10(a-e), 278.1 SNAP can be used at any FNS-authorized retailer. Retailers that accept SNAP will display a sign. Retailers that may be authorized by FNS include:  Bakery outlets  Communal dining facilities  Congregate meal sites  Convenience stores  Farmers markets  Food cooperatives  Grocery stores  Group living arrangements  Health food stores  Meals on Wheels  Meat markets  Private nonprofit organizations or institutions providing drug and alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation programs  Public or private nonprofit shelters that serve the homeless  Roadside vendors  Route sales  Shelters for battered women and children  Specialty stores such as pizza stores that prepare food to bake at home  Stores that have food departments Retailers Wanting to Accept EBT Legal reference: 7 CFR 274.3 If a retail food store or other food vendor or provider asks about becoming authorized to accept SNAP, direct the establishment to the USDA website.