(Salem, OR) -- Work rules for SNAP recipients in Oregon are now in effect. The USDA had allowed Oregon to waive the work requirement for 30 or the state's 36 counties, due to limited job opportunities, through the end of the year. But the agency ended the waivers a month early. As of December first, able-bodied SNAP recipients, ages 18 to 64 must work at least 80 hours a month. That includes parents with kids 14 or older and veterans, who were previously exempt.