§ 147 — Misuse of food stamps, food stamp program coupons, authorization cards and electronic access devices

§ 147. Misuse of food stamps, food stamp program coupons,\nauthorization cards and electronic access devices. 1. a. Whoever\nknowingly uses, transfers, acquires, alters, purchases, transports or\npossesses food stamps, food stamp program coupons, authorization cards\nor electronic access devices which entitle a person to obtain food\nstamps, in any manner not authorized by section ninety-five of this\nchapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor except that if the\nvalue of the benefit he or she obtained:\n (i) exceeds one thousand dollars, he or she shall be guilty of a class\nE felony; or\n (ii) exceeds three thousand dollars, he or she shall be guilty of a\nclass D felony; or\n (iii) exceeds fifty thousand dollars, he or she shall be guilty of a\nclass C felony.\n b. For the purposes of this section, the value of the benefit obtained\nshall be the cumulative face value of such food stamps, food stamp\nprogram coupons, authorization cards or electronic access devices.\n 2. Any person found to have violated the provisions of subparagraph\n(i), (ii) or (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision one of this section,\nwho shall possess a license to sell liquor under section sixty-three of\nthe alcoholic beverage control law or to sell lottery tickets under\narticle thirty-four of the tax law, shall have such license or licenses\nrevoked in addition to any other penalty authorized by law. As used\nherein, the word "person" shall mean any individual, partnership,\ncorporation, or association.\n