For the purpose of this act, the following definitions shall apply:
1. "Charitable organization" means any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, eleemosynary, educational, social, civic, recreational or religious group or association, or any other person performing or purporting to perform acts beneficial to the public;2. "Food" means any raw, cooked, processed, or prepared edible substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended to be used in whole or in part for human consumption that is apparently fit for human consumption. Food includes nonperishable food, perishable food, and wild game;3. "Gleaner" means a person who gleans an agricultural crop that has been donated by the owner of the agricultural crop;4. "Gleans" or "gleaned" means to gather an agricultural crop leftover after a harvest;5. "Nonprofit corporation" means a corporation formed for a purpose not involving pecuniary gain to its shareholders or members, paying no dividends or other pecuniary remuneration, directly or indirectly, to its shareholders or members as such, and having no capital stock;6. "Nonperishable food" means any food that has been commercially processed, prepared, and packaged for human consumption and that is intended to remain fit for human consumption without refrigeration for a reasonable length of time;7. "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, or any other legal or commercial entity. Person does not include a government, governmental subdivision, agency, instrumentality, or a public corporation;8. "Perishable food" means any food that may spoil or otherwise become unfit for human consumption because of its nature, type, or physical condition. Perishable food includes all of the following: a. fresh and processed meats, poultry, fish, dairy products, or bakery products,c. fresh fruits and vegetables;9. "State agency" means any office, department, board, commission, committee, court, school district, board of education, or other instrumentality of the government of this state existing by virtue of an act of the Oklahoma Legislature or the Constitution of this state;10. "Wild game" means any of the following that are legally taken under the laws of this state:a. game animals as defined in Sections 2-116 and 2-145 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,b. game birds as defined in Sections 2-112 and 2-114 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, andc. game fish as defined in Section 2-115 in Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 5-602
Added by Laws 2024 , c. 222, s. 2, eff. 9/15/2024.