Animals, Livestock, And Poultry
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines. [HB-180]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide civil immunity for damaging a vehicle if a person enters the vehicle with the reasonable, good-faith belief that a dog or cat is in immediate danger of death if not removed.
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AN ACT relating to state symbols. [HB-100]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate as the official pets of Kentucky domestic cats and dogs that reside in or have been adopted from Kentucky animal shelters or rescue organizations.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION raising awareness for pet adoption. [SR-211]
Encourage Kentuckians to adopt animals from shelters.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION expressing opposition to President Biden's executive order on climate change and the use of social costs for calculating damages from emitting greenhouse gases. [HR-95]
A resolution expressing opposition to President Biden's climate change executive order and the use of social costs for calculating the cost of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to state symbols. [SB-242]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate as the official pets of Kentucky domestic cats and dogs that reside in or have been adopted from Kentucky animal shelters or rescue organizations.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to poultry. [HB-516]
Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, through delivery, or at a roadside stand.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to assault on a service animal. [HB-466]
Amend KRS 525.200 to remove the exemption of assistance dogs from the definition of a service dog.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to state symbols. [SB-210]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate as the official pets of Kentucky domestic cats and dogs that reside in or have been adopted from Kentucky animal shelters or rescue organizations.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animal control officers and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-205]
Create a new section of KRS 258.095 to 258.500 to require the Department of Agriculture to provide continuing education on criminal and law enforcement procedures and investigatory practices to animal control officers; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2022: APPROPRIATION.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to support the Green New Deal. [HR-51]
Describe the benefits of the Green New Deal and urge the Kentucky Congressional delegation to support the Green New Deal.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Abandoned Horse Task Force. [SCR-69]
Establish the Abandoned Horse Task Force; set membership and areas of study; require report of findings by December 1, 2021.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to state symbols. [HB-366]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to name and designate police dogs as the official working dogs of Kentucky.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the protection of agricultural animals. [HB-229]
Amend KRS 512.010 to include "livestock" as defined in KRS 150.010 in the definition of "property" for the purposes of criminal damage to property offenses.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the donation of game meat. [HB-209]
Amend KRS 217.217 to prohibit state and local government entities from restricting the donation of game meat to or from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, any other government agency, or cooperative extension agencies for the purposes of education, promotion of hunting or fishing, or free meal distribution.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animals. [HB-215]
Repeal and reenact KRS 525.135 to define terms; create new crimes of animal abuse in the first degree, animal abuse in the second degree, and aggravated animal abuse; create exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to authorize law enforcement and animal control officers to seize and hold animals who are victims of cruelty or abuse; create a civil cause of action for a seizing agency to seek forfeiture and reimbursement for reasonable costs of caring for seized animals from the owner of the animal during the pendency of the criminal case
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animal ownership. [SB-82]
Create a new section of KRS 258.095 to 258.500 to enable local governments to legislate enforcement action for dog and welfare safety, so long as that the ordinance, regulation, or policy does not regulate ownership of a dog based on its breed or perceived breed and is consistent with state law.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing September 2021 as National Chicken Month in Kentucky. [HR-18]
Recognize September 2021 as National Chicken Month.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2021 as National Beef Month in Kentucky. [HR-16]
Recognize May 2021 as National Beef Month.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing October 2021 as National Pork Month in Kentucky. [HR-17]
Recognize October 2021 as National Pork Month.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to torture of a dog or cat. [HB-57]
Amend KRS 525.135, relating to torture of a dog or cat, to add specific acts to definition of torture; make all violations a Class D felony; make each act of torture prosecutable as a separate offense; make the exemptions applicable only where there is no intent to cause, increase, or prolong the pain and suffering of the dog or cat.