1. (1) As used in this section:

   1. (a)
   2. (b)
   3. (c)
   4. (d) the University of Kentucky the Kentucky State University "Cooperative extension agency" means Cooperative Extension Service and Cooperative Extension Program; "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. (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, cooperative extension agency, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, or any government agency for the purposes of education, promotion of hunting or fishing, or free meal distribution to individuals in need if the game meat came from fish or wildlife that was:

   1. (a) Taken within the Commonwealth;
   2. (b) Properly field dressed and processed; and
   3. (c) Apparently disease-free when taken and unspoiled when processed.

Effective: June 29, 2021

History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. -- Created 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2015.