(a)(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, any insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, renews, amends or continues in this state a commercial risk insurance policy or rider to such policy that provides coverage for the spoilage of perishable food shall provide coverage to the same extent for perishable food that is donated to a temporary emergency shelter operated or supervised by a municipality or the state during a state of emergency for a limited time period, if: (A) The Governor proclaims that a state of emergency exists; (B) as a result or as part of such emergency, an electrical outage or interruption of electrical service to an insured under such policy or rider has occurred and is forecast by the electric supplier for such insured to last longer for the insured location than the time period prescribed by the Department of Public Health or local director of health, or an authorized agent thereof, for the safe handling of perishable food; (C) such perishable food is donated prior to the expiration of the time period described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision; and (D) the insured provides to the insurer written documentation from such shelter that states the date and time of such donation.
(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to an insurance policy or rider delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state for a food establishment classified as a class 3 or class 4 food establishment pursuant to regulations adopted under section 19a-36h.
(b) No such food establishment shall donate perishable food pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section if (1) the Department of Public Health or a local director of health, or an authorized agent thereof, has embargoed or ordered destroyed such perishable food, (2) the Department of Consumer Protection or its authorized agent has deemed such perishable food adulterated, as defined in section 21a-101, or (3) such perishable food is not fit for human consumption.
(c) To the extent a tax deduction or tax credit is allowed under state law for a donation made pursuant to this section, no food establishment that donates perishable food in accordance with the provisions of this section and receives payment from an insurer for such donation shall avail itself of a tax deduction or tax credit for the amount of such payment.
(P.A. 12-123, S. 1; P.A. 17-93, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 17-93 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by replacing “class III or class IV” with “a class 3 or class 4 food establishment” and replacing reference to Sec. 19a-36 with reference to Sec. 19a-36h.
See Sec. 52-557l re immunity from liability for food establishments donating perishable food.