(a) There is allowed to farming taxpayers who make donations of edible agricultural products to one or more nonprofit food programs in this state a credit against taxes imposed by articles twenty-one and twenty-four of this chapter in the amount set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The amount of the credit is equal to ten percent of the value of the donated edible agricultural products, but not to exceed $2,500 during a taxable year or the total amount of tax imposed by article twenty-one or twenty-four of this chapter, whichever is less, in the year of donations.
(c) If the amount of the credit exceeds the taxpayer’s tax liability for the taxable year, the amount which exceeds the tax liability may be carried over and applied as a credit against the tax liability of the taxpayer pursuant to article twenty-one or twenty-four of this chapter to each of the next four taxable years unless sooner used.
(d) No more than $200,000 of tax credits may be allocated to the department in any fiscal year. The department shall allocate the tax credits in the order the donation forms are received.