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House File 597

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  1  1                                           HOUSE FILE 597
  1  2 
  1  3                             AN ACT
  1  4 RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED DEER VENISON
  1  5    PROCESSED BY A MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT.  
  1  6 
  1  7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  1  8 
  1  9    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  556H.1  UNCLAIMED DEER VENISON
  1 10 HELD BY A MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT.
  1 11    All deer venison deposited with an establishment licensed
  1 12 pursuant to chapter 189A, which remains unclaimed for a period
  1 13 of two months after the establishment has attempted to contact
  1 14 the deer venison owner at least once by ordinary mail at the
  1 15 owner's last known mailing address, shall be presumed to be
  1 16 abandoned.  The establishment may dispose of the abandoned
  1 17 deer venison by donating the deer venison to a local
  1 18 nonprofit, charitable organization.  For purposes of this
  1 19 section, the term "deer" means the Cervidae or game deer
  1 20 excluding any farm deer as defined in section 481A.1,
  1 21 subsection 20, paragraph "h", and all donated deer venison
  1 22 shall include game deer venison only and shall not be
  1 23 processed as a multispecies meat food product pursuant to
  1 24 chapter 189A.
  1 25    Sec. 2.  Section 672.1, subsection 2, Code 2001, is amended
  1 26 to read as follows:
  1 27    2.  A gleaner, or a restaurant, food establishment, food
  1 28 service establishment, school, manufacturer of foodstuffs,
  1 29 meat and poultry establishment licensed pursuant to chapter
  1 30 189A, or other person who, in good faith, donates food to a
  1 31 charitable or nonprofit organization for ultimate free
  1 32 distribution to needy individuals is not subject to criminal
  1 33 or civil liability arising from the condition of the food if
  1 34 the donor reasonably inspects the food at the time of the
  1 35 donation and finds the food fit for human consumption.  The
  2  1 immunity provided by this subsection does not extend to a
  2  2 donor or gleaner if damages result from the negligence,
  2  3 recklessness, or intentional misconduct of the donor, or if
  2  4 the donor or gleaner has, or should have had, actual or
  2  5 constructive knowledge that the food is tainted, contaminated,
  2  6 or harmful to the health or well-being of the ultimate
  2  7 recipient.  
  2  8 
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  2 10                                                             
  2 11                               BRENT SIEGRIST
  2 12                               Speaker of the House
  2 13 
  2 14 
  2 15                                                             
  2 16                               MARY E. KRAMER
  2 17                               President of the Senate
  2 18 
  2 19    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
  2 20 is known as House File 597, Seventy-ninth General Assembly.
  2 21 
  2 22 
  2 23                                                             
  2 24                               MARGARET THOMSON
  2 25                               Chief Clerk of the House
  2 26 Approved                , 2001
  2 27 
  2 28 
  2 29                            
  2 30 THOMAS J. VILSACK
  2 31 Governor
     

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