Bill > S954

This bill aims to encourage the donation of food, including open-dated food, to persons in need. The key provisions are: 1. It provides legal protections for food donors from liability for civil damages, as long as the donated food is not misbranded, adulterated, or improperly handled, and the injury is not due to the donor's gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct. 2. It extends similar legal protections to food establishments that distribute or serve food without charge or at a cost to only cover handling, as long as the food is not misbranded, adulterated, or improperly handled, and the injury is not due to the establishment's gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct. 3. It creates a non-refundable tax credit for businesses engaged in farming or operating restaurants/food establishments that donate food crops grown in Massachusetts or prepared meals to nonprofit food distribution organizations, up to a maximum of $2,000 per year, provided the donated food is used to provide food to the needy and not transferred out of the state or used as payment.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S954