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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.
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2 9
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
Text: HF00596 Text: HF00598 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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