HB 1266 Summary

• Adds a new definition of "wild game" as non-domesticated animal species used for food, explicitly including deer but excluding poultry, livestock, seafood, and freshwater nongame fish.

• Expands the definition of "donor" to include persons who donate wild game without remuneration to charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations.

• Expands the definition of "food product" to include wild game.

• Adds wild game donations to the liability exceptions in Section 145D-2(d), provided the good-faith donor or distributor reasonably believes the wild game is fit for human consumption.

• Modifies donor requirements for wild game to allow donations without the facility preparation and food safety inspection requirements that apply to other food donations.