(A) There is allowed a nonrefundable credit against taxes imposed by this chapter for a meat packer, butcher, or processing plant licensed or permitted by this State or the United States Department of Agriculture that, during the tax year for which the credit is claimed, had a valid contract with any nonprofit organization to process deer for donation to any charitable organization engaged in distributing food to the needy. No portion of the donated deer may be used by a commercial enterprise. The amount of the credit is seventy-five dollars for each carcass processed and donated. The credit must be claimed in the year earned and may not be carried to any other taxable year.

(B) For the purposes of this section, "process" means to skin, cut, bone, grind, package, or perform any butchering tasks necessary to prepare the meat for distribution and consumption. The processing must take place in a licensed or permitted establishment.

HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff May 22, 2008; 2016 Act No. 280 (H.4765), Section 2.A, eff June 22, 2016.

Editor's Note

2016 Act No. 280, Section 2.B, provides as follows:

"B. This section [amending (A)] applies to income tax years beginning after 2015."

Effect of Amendment

2016 Act No. 280, Section 2, in (A), substituted "There is allowed" for "Beginning with the year 2008, there shall be allowed" in the first sentence, substituted "donated deer may be used" for "donated deer shall be used" in the second sentence, and substituted "the credit is seventy-five dollars" for "the credit shall be fifty dollars" in the last sentence.