| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to food donation by public food service |
| 3 | establishments; providing a short title; amending s. |
| 4 | 768.136, F.S.; expanding the definition of "perishable |
| 5 | food" to include foods prepared at a public food service |
| 6 | establishment licensed under ch. 509, F.S.; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Florida |
| 12 | Restaurant Lending a Helping Hand Act." |
| 13 | Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section |
| 14 | 768.136, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 15 | 768.136 Liability for canned or perishable food |
| 16 | distributed free of charge.-- |
| 17 | (1) As used in this section: |
| 18 | (d) "Perishable food" means any food that may spoil or |
| 19 | otherwise become unfit for human consumption because of its |
| 20 | nature, type, or physical condition. "Perishable food" includes, |
| 21 | but is not limited to, fresh or processed meats, poultry, |
| 22 | seafood, dairy products, bakery products, eggs in the shell, |
| 23 | fresh fruits or vegetables, and foods that have been |
| 24 | noncommercially packaged, or that have been frozen or otherwise |
| 25 | require refrigeration to remain nonperishable for a reasonable |
| 26 | length of time, or that have been prepared at a public food |
| 27 | service establishment licensed under chapter 509. |
| 28 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |