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Committee hears proposal to extend donor-protections to pet food and supplies
Summary
Sen. Waldstreicher presented SB 314 to extend Maryland's donor-protection law for food donations to include pet food and pet supplies. Shelters and rescue groups told the committee that retailers discard large amounts of usable pet food because of liability concerns and urged the change to support food pantries and shelters.
Sen. Waldstreicher presented Senate Bill 314 to extend Maryland’s existing donor-protection framework for human-food donations to include pet food and pet supplies. Sponsors said the measure would grant the same liability protections to donors of pet food that retailers currently enjoy for human food, enabling shelters and pantries to accept otherwise-wasted pet food and supplies.
Katie Florian (Maryland SPCA) and other shelter leaders said demand for pet food pantries is…
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