Exempt Merchants

​​​​​In accordance with the​ Agricultural Act of 2014 eligible farmers’ markets, direct-marketing farmers, military commissaries, non-profit cooperatives or organizations, group living arrangements, treatment centers and prepared meal services MAY qualify for free EBT Point-of-Sale (POS) equipment and services. 

If you are one of the eligible SNAP- authorized retailers listed above and in need of EBT equipment and services, please complete the Exempt Merchant POS Application below and submit the signed application to the West Virginia Office of EBT.

Exempt Merchant POS Application​​


Please send completed and signed application by email to toni.n.zornes@wv.gov or by mail to: Office of EBT | One Davis Square, Suite 402 | Charleston WV 25301