Food distribution

1. Local agencies may receive United States department of agriculture foods or the value of entitlement through the federal food distribution program through three categories: a. Entitlement United States department of agriculture foods, which are foods that local agencies are entitled to receive under the regulation and are distributed by the state contracted warehouse and transportation facility. b. Local agencies may allocate a portion of their United States department of agriculture food entitlement into the department of defense fresh fruit and vegetable program. Local agencies place orders through the department of defense fruit and vegetable ordering and reporting system and receive deliveries from the nationally contracted distributor. c. Bonus United States department of agriculture foods, which are foods offered by United States department of agriculture and do not deduct from United States department of agriculture food entitlement. These foods are periodic and only available if offered by the United States department of agriculture. 2. The amount of United States department of agriculture food entitlement, to which local agencies are entitled, is determined by 7 CFR 225.9.