Section 17-610-11 - Benefit redemption by eligible households(a) Program benefits may be used only by the household, or other persons the household selects, to purchase eligible food for the household, which includes, for certain households, the purchase of prepared meals, and for other households residing in certain designated areas of Alaska, the purchase of hunting and fishing equipment with benefits.(b) Program benefits shall not be used to pay for any eligible food purchased prior to the time at which an EBT card is presented to authorized retailers or meal services. Neither shall benefits be used to pay for any eligible food in advance of the receipt of food, except when prior payment is for food purchased from a nonprofit cooperative food purchasing venture. [Eff and comp JUN 24 2013] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp,: 7 C.F.R. §274.7(a) and (b) )