BARK Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3732 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3732 To provide protections for good faith donations of pet food and supplies. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2025 Mr. Raskin (for himself, Mrs. Kim, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Dingell, and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide protections for good faith donations of pet food and supplies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2025'' or the ``BARK Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES FROM GOOD FAITH DONATIONS OF PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES. (a) In General.-- (1) Liability of persons.--A person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of an apparently fit pet-related product that the person donates in good faith to a State or unit of local government or a nonprofit organization for ultimate distribution to qualified animals. (2) Liability of nonprofit organizations.--A nonprofit organization shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of an apparently fit pet-related product that the nonprofit organization received as a donation from a person in good faith for ultimate distribution to qualified animals. (3) Liability of state and local governments.--A State or unit of local government shall not be subject to liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of an apparently fit pet-related product that the State or unit of local government received as a donation from a