As used in KRS § 411.240 to KRS § 411.243:
(1) “Apparently fit grocery product” means a grocery product that meets all consumer safety standards imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations even though the product may not be readily marketable because of appearance, age, date labeling, freshness, grade, size, surplus, or other conditions;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 411.240

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Donee: The recipient of a gift.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Partnership: includes both general and limited partnerships. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(2) “Apparently wholesome food” means food that meets all consumer safety standards imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations even though the food may not be readily marketable because of appearance, age, date labeling, freshness, grade, size, surplus, or other conditions;
(3) “Donate” means to give without requiring anything of monetary value from the recipient. The term donate includes giving by a nonprofit organization to another nonprofit organization, even if the donor organization has charged a fee to the donee organization, if the ultimate recipient or user is not required to give anything of monetary value;
(4) “Food” means any raw, cooked, processed, or prepared edible substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption;
(5) “Gleaner” means a person who harvests an agriculture crop that has been donated by the owner for:
(a) Free distribution to people; or
(b) Donation to a nonprofit organization for ultimate distribution to people;
(6) “Grocery product” means a nonfood grocery product, including but not limited to a disposable paper or plastic product, household cleaning product, laundry detergent cleaning product, or miscellaneous household item;
(7) “Intentional misconduct” means conduct by a person with actual knowledge at the time of the conduct that the conduct is harmful to the health and well-being of another person;
(8) “Nonprofit organization” means an incorporated or unincorporated entity that: (a) Is operating for religious, charitable, or educational purposes; and
(b) Does not provide net earnings to, or operate in any manner that inures to the benefit of, any officer, employee, or shareholder of the entity; and
(9) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, or governmental entity, including a retail grocer, wholesaler, hotel, motel, restaurant, caterer, farmer, nonprofit food distributor, or hospital. In the case of a corporation, partnership, organization, association, or governmental entity, the term includes an officer, director, partner, deacon, trustee, council member, or other elected or appointed individual responsible for the governance of the entity.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.