§ 56-163.3. Leftover food – Prevention of waste.  


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  • The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules authorizing the patrons of senior nutrition project sites to take home leftover food.  The Department may also seek ways to receive for distribution to patrons donated packaged or nonperishable food as well as natural fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables with no requirements for sites to provide overnight storage.

    The State Department of Education shall promulgate rules to prevent food waste in public school cafeterias and shall develop policies for redistributing leftover foods to students in need.  The Department may seek ways to receive for distribution to needy students packaged or nonperishable food as well as natural fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables with no requirements for school cafeterias to provide overnight storage.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 339, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 2013.