Kentucky Statutes 217.217 – No restriction on donation of game meat to or from certain entities for specified purposes — Conditions
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(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Cooperative extension agency” means the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program;
(b) “Not-for-profit organization” means an organization duly organized and validly existing as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of the Commonwealth and exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(c) “Take” has the same meaning as in KRS § 150.010; and
(d) “Wildlife” has the same meaning as in KRS § 150.010.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no state or local government entity, including any local health department, shall restrict the donation of game meat to or from a not-for-profit organization, cooperative extension agency, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, or any government agency for the purposes of education, promotion of hunting or fishing, or free meal distribution to individuals in need if the game meat came from fish or wildlife that was:
(a) Taken within the Commonwealth;
(b) Properly field dressed and processed; and
(c) Apparently disease-free when taken and unspoiled when processed.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Created
2015 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2015.
(a) “Cooperative extension agency” means the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 217.217
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Wildlife: means all living things that are neither human, domesticated, nor as defined in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 217.544
(b) “Not-for-profit organization” means an organization duly organized and validly existing as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of the Commonwealth and exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(c) “Take” has the same meaning as in KRS § 150.010; and
(d) “Wildlife” has the same meaning as in KRS § 150.010.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no state or local government entity, including any local health department, shall restrict the donation of game meat to or from a not-for-profit organization, cooperative extension agency, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, or any government agency for the purposes of education, promotion of hunting or fishing, or free meal distribution to individuals in need if the game meat came from fish or wildlife that was:
(a) Taken within the Commonwealth;
(b) Properly field dressed and processed; and
(c) Apparently disease-free when taken and unspoiled when processed.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Created
2015 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2015.