### Question
Can you define what person means?


### Answer
**Person** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 12672*:

> an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, or governmental entity, including a retail grocer, wholesaler, hotel, motel, manufacturer, restaurant, caterer, farmer, and nonprofit food distributor or hospital

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 12672*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 129-NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER III-FOOD DONATIONS**

