217.217 No restriction on donation of game meat to not-for-profit organization -- Conditions.

KY Rev Stat § 217.217 (2019) (N/A)
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217.217 No restriction on donation of game meat to not-for-profit organization -- Conditions. (1) As used in this section: (a) (b) (c) "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; "Take" has the same meaning as in KRS 150.010; and "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 for the purpose of 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 24, 2015 History: Created 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2015.