ENROLLED
ACT No. 125
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 35
BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHEXNAYDER, AMEDEE, BACALA, BAGLEY,
BEAULLIEU, BOURRIAQUE, BROWN, BRYANT, BUTLER, CARRIER, GARY
CARTER, CREWS, DAVIS, DEVILLIER, DESHOTEL, DUBUISSON,
EDMONDS, EMERSON, FIRMENT, FREIBERG, FRIEMAN, GADBERRY,
GOUDEAU, GREEN, HARRIS, HILFERTY, HORTON, ILLG, MIKE JOHNSON,
TRAVIS JOHNSON, KERNER, LARVADAIN, MACK, MCCORMICK,
MCFARLAND, MCKNIGHT, MCMAHEN, MIGUEZ, GREGORY MILLER,
MINCEY, PRESSLY, RISER, ROMERO, SCHAMERHORN, SELDERS, STAGNI,
STEFANSKI, THOMPSON, TURNER, WHEAT, AND WHITE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 9:2799(A)(2), relative to limitations of liability for damages
3 from donated food; to provide for the limitation of liability for donating wild game;
4 to provide for the definition of "wild game"; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 9:2799(A)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2799. Limitation of liability for damages from donated food
8 A.
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10 (2) No person shall have a cause of action against a food bank or its
11 designated distributors, or against the donor of wild game, for any damages arising
12 from or caused by the wild game, including the condition of the wild game, which
13 is distributed directly or for redistribution by a food bank or its designated
14 distributors, to persons who are needy, ill, or have a disability, infants or seniors, or
15 to individuals or families who need emergency food assistance, unless the damages
16 resulted from an intentional act or omission of the food bank, its designated
17 distributor, or donor. For purposes of this Paragraph, "wild game" means all game
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1 fish, migratory and resident game birds, feral hogs, and game quadrupeds, as defined
2 in R.S. 56:8.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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