(1) Coupons shall be distributed to optimize benefits to the greatest number of nutritionally at-risk individuals and families;
(2) Recipients shall receive coupons in an amount not less than ten dollars ($10.00) per year and not in excess of twenty dollars ($20.00) per year;
(3) Farmers' markets and farmers or vendors are targeted to optimize the economic benefits to small farmers; and
(4) The program operates in compliance with all federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program criteria, including providing for administrative costs and assurances of civil rights and equal employment opportunity.