“To provide protections for good faith donations of pet food and supplies.”
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This section establishes liability protections, modeled on the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791), against civil or criminal liability for good faith donations of apparently fit pet-related products (i.e., pet food or pet supplies meeting all quality and labeling standards imposed by federal, state, and local laws despite not being readily marketable due to appearance, age, freshness, grade, size, surplus, or other conditions) by persons to nonprofits, states, or local governments—or by such recipients—for ultimate distribution to qualified animals (i.e., pets, emotional support animals, or service animals). Such immunity applies to the nature, age, packaging, or condition of the product but does not cover injury or death to an ultimate user or recipient resulting from gross negligence or intentional misconduct. The section further provides immunity for good faith donations of non-compliant pet food or supplies if the donor informs the recipient nonprofit, state, or local government of the distressed or defective condition; the recipient agrees to recondition the items to meet quality and labeling standards prior to distribution; and the recipient is knowledgeable of such standards. The section does not create liability or supersede state or local health regulations and includes definitions for key terms, cross-referencing several from the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.