(1) (a) A person, gleaner, or paid or unpaid representative of a nonprofit organization shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the person or gleaner donates in good faith to a nonprofit organization for ultimate distribution to people, unless the acts constitute intentional misconduct.
(b) The protection from liability created by this subsection extends to an apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product bearing a past-date expiration date, sell-by date, use-by date, or other date.

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(2) (a) A nonprofit organization or paid or unpaid representative of a nonprofit organization shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the nonprofit organization received as a donation in good faith from a person or gleaner for ultimate distribution to people, unless the acts constitute intentional misconduct.
(b) The protection from liability created by this subsection extends to an apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product bearing a past-due expiration date, sell-by date, use-by date, or other date.
(3) A person who allows the collection or gleaning of donations on property owned or occupied by the person, by gleaners or by paid or unpaid representatives of a nonprofit organization for ultimate distribution to people, shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability that arises due to the injury or death of the gleaner or representative unless the acts constitute intentional misconduct.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017.