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HB 1711 Civil immunity for charitable food donation & distribution; exemption from civil liability in cases.

Introduced by: G. Glenn Oder | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Civil immunity for charitable food donations and distributions.  Provides that any charitable organization engaged in a food distribution program for needy persons shall be exempt from civil liability arising from any injury or death resulting from the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the distributed food. In addition, the bill provides that any (i) volunteer who donates prepared food to a charitable organization engaged in a food distribution program for needy persons; (ii) restaurant and any processor, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of food that donates unserved excess foods to any charitable organization for distribution to needy persons; and (iii) person, farmer, processor, distributor, wholesaler, food service establishment, restaurant, or retailer of food who donates food to any food bank or any second harvest certified food bank or food bank member charity shall be exempt from civil liability arising from any injury or death resulting from the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the donated food. This immunity does not apply to gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional acts.


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