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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 53 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics
Chapter 13 - Liability of Free Food Distributors
§ 53-13-102. Immunity of Good-Faith Donor or Gleaner From Liability
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TN Code § 53-13-102 (2020)
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- The good-faith donor of any apparently wholesome food fit for human consumption shall not be subject to criminal penalty for violation of unfair trade practice laws or civil damages arising from the condition of the food, unless an injury is caused by the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct of the donor. This subdivision (a)(1) applies if the donor donates the food:
- Directly to an individual for personal use; or
- To a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for free distribution.
- Any local education agency may donate any apparently wholesome food fit for human consumption to a county jail, directly to an individual for personal use, or to a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for free distribution, and shall not be subject to criminal penalty for violation of unfair trade practice laws or civil damages arising from the condition of the food, unless an injury is caused by the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct of the agency.
- A gleaner of any apparently wholesome food fit for human consumption shall not be subject to criminal penalty for violation of unfair trade practice laws or civil damages arising from the condition of the food, unless an injury is caused by the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct of the gleaner.
- The good-faith donor of any apparently wholesome food fit for human consumption shall not be subject to criminal penalty for violation of unfair trade practice laws or civil damages arising from the condition of the food, unless an injury is caused by the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct of the donor. This subdivision (a)(1) applies if the donor donates the food:
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- The good-faith donor of any apparently wholesome deer meat, fit for human consumption, directly to an individual for personal use, to a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for free distribution, or to an on-site feeding program, shall not be subject to civil damages arising from the condition of the food, unless an injury is caused by the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct of the donor.
- As used in subdivision (b)(1), “good-faith donor” means deer hunters, deer meat inspectors, and processing facilities acting in compliance with applicable standards, requirements, and procedures established by the department of agriculture.
- A restaurant, convention center, or other food service establishment that serves food and is regulated pursuant to title 68, chapter 14, when acting as a good faith donor of any apparently wholesome food fit for human consumption, directly to an individual for personal use or to a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization that operates a food bank or on-site feeding program, or both, for free distribution of food to combat poverty and hunger, shall not be subject to criminal penalty for violation of unfair trade practice laws or civil damages arising from the condition of the donated food, unless an injury is caused by the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct of the donor.
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