,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjbe,mr4  
,raskin 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,mrs4 
,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4      
,dingell1 and ,ms4 ,malliotakis7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
protections for good faith donations of 
pet food and supplies4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,bring  
,animals ,relief and ,kibble ,act of    
#bjbe or the ,,bark ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 
,liability for damages from good faith  
donations of pet food and supplies  7a7 
,in general  7#a7 ,liability of persons 
,a person shall not be subject to civil 
or criminal liability arising from the  
nature1 age1 packaging1 or condition of 
an apparently fit pet-related product   
that the person donates in good faith to
 a ,state or unit of local government or
 a nonprofit organization for ultimate  
distribution to qualified animals4  7#b7

 ,liability of nonprofit organizations  
,a nonprofit organization shall not be  
subject to civil or criminal liability  
arising from the nature1 age1 packaging1
 or condition of an apparently fit      
pet-related product that the nonprofit  
organization received as a donation from
 a person in good faith for ultimate    
distribution to qualified animals4  7#c7
 ,liability of ,state and local         
governments ,a ,state or unit of local  
government shall not be subject to      
liability arising from the nature1 age1 
packaging1 or condition of an apparently
 fit pet-related product that the ,state
 or unit of local government received as
 a donation from a person in good faith 
for ultimate distribution to qualified  
animals4  7#d7 ,waiver not applicable to
 gross negligence or intentional        
misconduct ,paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and  
7#c7 shall not apply to an injury to1 or
 death of1 an ultimate user or recipient
 of the apparently fit pet-related      
product that results from an act or     

omission of the person1 nonprofit       
organization1 or ,state or unit of local
 government1 as applicable1 constituting
 gross negligence or intentional        
misconduct4  7b7 ,partial compliance ,if
 a person donates in good faith pet food
 or pet supplies that do not meet all   
quality and labeling standards imposed  
by ,federal1 ,state1 and local laws and 
regulations1 such person shall not be   
subject to civil or criminal liability  
in accordance with this section if the  
,state or unit of local government or   
nonprofit organization to which the food
 or supplies are donated--  7#a7 is     
informed by such person of the          
distressed or defective condition of the
 food or supplies2  7#b7 agrees to      
recondition such food or supplies to    
comply with such quality and labeling   
standards prior to distribution of such 
food or supplies2 and  7#c7 is          
knowledgeable of such quality and       
labeling standards to properly          
recondition such food or supplies4  7c7 

,construction ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed to--  7#a7 create any
 liability2 or  7#b7 supercede ,state or
 local health regulations4  7d7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,apparently fit pet-related product ,the
 term apparently fit pet-related product
 means any pet food or pet supply that  
meets all quality and labeling standards
 imposed by ,federal1 ,state1 and local 
laws and regulations even though the    
product may not be readily marketable   
due to appearance1 age1 freshness1      
grade1 size1 surplus1 or other          
conditions4  7#b7 ,child ,nutrition ,act
 of #aiff terms ,the terms donate1 gross
 negligence1 intentional misconduct1    
nonprofit organization1 and person have 
the meanings given such terms in section
 #bb7;b7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act  
of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agia7;b774     
7#c7 ,emotional support animal ,the term
 emotional support animal means an      
animal that--  7,a7 is covered by the   
exclusion specified in section #e4cjc of

 title #bd1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations 7or successor regulation72 
and  7,b7 is not a service animal4  7#d7
 ,pet ,the term pet means a domesticated
 animal1 such as a dog1 cat1 bird1      
rodent1 fish1 turtle1 or other animal   
that is kept for pleasure rather than   
for commercial purposes4  7#e7 ,pet food
 ,the term pet food means any raw1      
cooked1 processed1 or prepared edible   
substance1 ice1 beverage1 or ingredient 
used or intended for use in whole or in 
part for consumption by a qualified     
animal4  7#f7 ,pet supply ,the term pet 
supply means tangible personal property 
used for qualified animals1 including   
pet carriers1 crates1 kennels1 houses1  
cages1 clothing1 bedding1 toys1 collars1
 leashes1 leads1 tie-outs1 feeders1     
bowls1 dishes1 pet gates1 or pet doors4 
7#g7 ,qualified animal ,the term        
qualified animal means a pet1 an        
emotional support animal1 or a service  
animal4  7#h7 ,service animal ,the term 
service animal has the meaning given the

 term in section #cf4ajd of title #bh1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or      
successor regulation74