§ 5-404. Actions against farmers permitting gleaning.
(a) Definitions.-
(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Agent of a charitable organization" means a person who:
(i) Is or was a director, officer, or employee of a charitable organization; or
(ii) On a volunteer basis, is or was providing services or performing duties on behalf of a charitable organization.
(3) "Charitable organization" means an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4) "Farmer" means a person, including a corporation, who engages in an activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of a farm product.
(5) "Farm product" has the meaning stated in § 10-601 of the Agriculture Article.
(6) "Glean" means:
(i) To harvest or collect farm products from the fields of a farmer who grants access to the fields without charging a fee; and
(ii) To distribute the farm products to needy individuals, including unemployed and low-income individuals.
(b) In general.- Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a farmer is not personally liable for damages in a civil action brought against the farmer for injury to a person or property by a charitable organization or an agent of a charitable organization that the farmer permitted to glean on the farmer's property.
(c) Scope of section.- This section does not limit any liability that otherwise exists for willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against any dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.
§ 5-404. Actions against farmers permitting gleaning.
(a) Definitions.-
(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Agent of a charitable organization" means a person who:
(i) Is or was a director, officer, or employee of a charitable organization; or
(ii) On a volunteer basis, is or was providing services or performing duties on behalf of a charitable organization.
(3) "Charitable organization" means an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4) "Farmer" means a person, including a corporation, who engages in an activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of a farm product.
(5) "Farm product" has the meaning stated in § 10-601 of the Agriculture Article.
(6) "Glean" means:
(i) To harvest or collect farm products from the fields of a farmer who grants access to the fields without charging a fee; and
(ii) To distribute the farm products to needy individuals, including unemployed and low-income individuals.
(b) In general.- Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a farmer is not personally liable for damages in a civil action brought against the farmer for injury to a person or property by a charitable organization or an agent of a charitable organization that the farmer permitted to glean on the farmer's property.
(c) Scope of section.- This section does not limit any liability that otherwise exists for willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against any dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.
§ 5-404. Actions against farmers permitting gleaning.
(a) Definitions.-
(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Agent of a charitable organization" means a person who:
(i) Is or was a director, officer, or employee of a charitable organization; or
(ii) On a volunteer basis, is or was providing services or performing duties on behalf of a charitable organization.
(3) "Charitable organization" means an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4) "Farmer" means a person, including a corporation, who engages in an activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of a farm product.
(5) "Farm product" has the meaning stated in § 10-601 of the Agriculture Article.
(6) "Glean" means:
(i) To harvest or collect farm products from the fields of a farmer who grants access to the fields without charging a fee; and
(ii) To distribute the farm products to needy individuals, including unemployed and low-income individuals.
(b) In general.- Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a farmer is not personally liable for damages in a civil action brought against the farmer for injury to a person or property by a charitable organization or an agent of a charitable organization that the farmer permitted to glean on the farmer's property.
(c) Scope of section.- This section does not limit any liability that otherwise exists for willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against any dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.
