(a) Equipment. As specified in 7 CFR §274.12(g)(2), a retailer may, but is not required to, obtain equipment from the retailer management EBT contractor.
(b) Site survey. If a retailer obtains equipment from the retailer management EBT contractor, the retailer must permit the retailer management EBT contractor to:
  (1) conduct necessary site surveys at all locations of a retailer participating in the EBT program; and
  (2) during the course of the site survey, the retailer management EBT contractor determines the equipment needs for each qualified location to comply with the applicable point-of-sale (POS) terminal deployment, as provided by §372.1704 of this chapter (relating to Point-of-Sale Terminal Requirements to Redeem SNAP Benefits).
(c) Terminal software license. The retailer management EBT contractor provides software, under license, to state-supported retailers.

Source Note: The provisions of this §372.1703 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5361