,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,tillis7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,bill ,emerson ,good      
,samaritan ,food ,donation ,act to      
provide protection for the good faith   
donation of pet products1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,bring ,animals     
,relief and ,kibble ,act of #bjbc or as 
the ,,bark ,act of #bjbc4  #b4          
,liability for pet product donations    
,the ,bill ,emerson ,good ,samaritan    
,food ,donation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#agia7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs  
7#d7 through 7#aa7 and 7#ab7 as         
paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ab7 and 7#ae71
 respectively2  7,b7 by inserting after 
paragraph 7#c7 the following3  7#d7     

,emotional support animal ,the term     
emotional support animal means an animal
 that is-- 7,a7 covered by the exclusion
 described in section #e4cjc of title   
#bd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
a successor regulation72 and  7,b7 not a
 service animal4  2  7,c7 in paragraph  
7#e7 7as so redesignated71 by striking  
for human consumption and inserting the 
following3 for-- 7,a7 human consumption2
 or  7,b7 consumption by a pet1         
emotional support animal1 or service    
animal  2  7,d7 in paragraph 7#h7 7as so
 redesignated71 by inserting pet supply1
 after household cleaning product1 2    
7,e7 in paragraph 7#ab7 7as so          
redesignated71 in the first sentence1 by
 inserting pet food supplier1 after     
farmer12  7,f7 by inserting after       
paragraph 7#ab7 7as so redesignated7 the
 following3  7#ac7 ,pet ,the term pet   
means a domesticated animal1 such as a  
dog1 cat1 bird1 rodent1 fish1 or turtle1
 that is kept for pleasure rather than  
for commercial purposes4  7#ad7 ,pet    

supply ,the term pet supply means       
tangible personal property used for a   
pet1 including a pet carrier1 crate1    
kennel1 house1 cage1 article of         
clothing1 bedding1 toy1 collar1 leash1  
lead1 tie-out1 feeder1 bowl1 dish1 pet  
gate1 and pet door4  2 and  7,g7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#af7 
,service animal ,the term service animal
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #cf4ajd of title #bh1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation74  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7c7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraph   
7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72  7,b7 by        
inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the      
following3  7#d7 ,liability with respect
 to pets1 service animals1 or emotional 
support animals  7,a7 ,donations made ,a
 person or gleaner shall not be subject 
to civil or criminal liability arising  
from the nature1 age1 packaging1 or     
condition of food described in          
subsection 7b77#e77;,b7 or pet supplies 
that the person or gleaner donates in   

good faith to a nonprofit organization  
or ,state or unit of local government   
for direct distribution to pets1 service
 animals1 or emotional support animals4 
7,b7 ,donations received ,a nonprofit   
organization or ,state or unit of local 
government shall not be subject to civil
 or criminal liability arising from the 
nature1 age1 packaging1 or condition of 
food described in subsection            
7b77#e77;,b7 or pet supplies that the   
nonprofit organization or ,state or unit
 of local government receives as a      
donation in good faith from a person or 
gleaner for direct distribution to pets1
 service animals1 or emotional support  
animals4  2 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#e7 
7as so redesignated7-- 7i7 by striking  
and 7#c7 and inserting 7#c71 and 7#d72  
and  7ii7 by inserting ,state or local  
government1 after gleaner12 and  7#c7 in
 subsection 7d71 by inserting 1 pets1   
service animals1 or emotional support   
animals after needy individuals4