California Food and Agricultural Code § 49015

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Corner store” means a small-scale store or grocery store, either an independent store or a chain store, that sells a limited selection of foods and other products, and that is located in a low-income area or low-access area in a rural, urban, or suburban area or tribal community. “Corner store” includes, among others, stores that are not located on a corner and stores commonly referred to as convenience stores or neighborhood stores. (2) “Low-access area” means a census tract in which there are significant barriers to accessing a supermarket or large grocery store, which may include, but is not limited to, a census tract with at least 500 persons or 33 percent of the population that lives more than one mile, for nonrural areas, or more than 10 miles, for rural areas, from a supermarket or large grocery store. (3) “Low-income area” means a census tract in which the income of at least 20 percent of the population is at or below the federal poverty level by family size, or if the median family income of the population is at or below 80 percent of the median family income of surrounding census tracts. (4) “Minimally processed prepared food” may include any food prepared using either of the following processes: (A) Traditional processes used to make food edible or to preserve it or to make it safe for human consumption, for example, smoking, roasting, freezing, drying, and fermenting. (B) Physical processes that do not fundamentally alter the raw product or that only separate a whole, intact food into component parts, for example, grinding meat, separating eggs into albumen and yolk, and pressing fruits to produce juices. (5) “Qualified entity” means any of the following: (A) A small business or corner store. (B) A city, county, or city and county, or tribal government or tribal organization with representative low-income areas that contain small businesses or corner stores or that is qualified to provide technical assistance to applicant small businesses or corner stores. (C) A nonprofit entity or tribal government that works with low-income populations or in low-income areas or low-access areas, and that would do any of the following: (i) Apply for grants on behalf of a small business, corner store, or tribal members, or a collection of small businesses, corner stores, or tribal members. (ii) Sell or donate California-grown fresh fruits, nuts, vegetables, and minimally processed prepared foods directly in low-income areas or low-access areas. (iii) Provide technical assistance to applicant small businesses or corner stores. (6) “Recipient” means a small business, corner store, city, county, city and county, tribal government or tribal organization, or other nonprofit entity that is provided funds pursuant to subdivision (c). (7) “Small business” means a small business, as defined in Section 14837 of the Government Code, that is authorized to accept nutrition benefits from any of the programs listed in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 49012, and is located in a low-income area or low-access area. (b) The Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program shall be created in the department upon the appropriation of funds, including from a successful application of federal grant funding, if available, by the Legislature for purposes of the Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program. (c) (1) Upon an appropriation of funds as specified in subdivision (b), the department shall administer the Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program and, pursuant to the program, award grants to qualified entities. If a city, county, or city and county is awarded a grant pursuant to this subdivision, it shall provide grant funds or provide technical assistance, or both, to applicant small businesses and corner stores that are located in low-income areas or low-access areas. Notwithstanding any other law, the department may pay funds to a reci

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