Animals, Livestock, And Poultry
Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animal cruelty. [HB-100]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; require peace officers and animal control officers to serve notice of seizure of an animal subjected to cruelty; create procedure for seizing agencies to petition a court to order payment of animal care costs by owner; establish penalties; prohibit the destruction of seized animals, except for humane reasons determined by veterinarian.
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AN ACT relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in retail pet shops. [SB-59]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to define "animal shelter," "breeder," "broker," and "retail pet shop"; prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits; allow retail pet shops to collaborate with animal shelters to showcase dogs, cats, or rabbits; require retail pet shops to maintain records documenting the source of each dog, cat, or rabbit it sells for at least one year; amend KRS 258.990 to include a penalty for retail pet shop operators who violate this Act.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines. [SB-33]
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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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines. [HB-99]
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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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to assistance dogs. [SB-57]
Amend KRS 258.500 to prohibit the misrepresentation of assistance dogs; allow peace officers to investigate; amend KRS 258.991 to remove jail penalty and to conform.
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to interpersonal violence. [HB-26]
Amend KRS 403.720 to include violence against an animal when used as coercive conduct in the definition of "domestic violence and abuse"; amend KRS 403.740 to allow a judge to award possession of a shared domestic animal to the petitioner; amend KRS 456.010 to include violence against an animal when used as coercive conduct in the definition of "dating violence and abuse"; amend KRS 456.060 to allow a judge to award possession of a shared domestic animal to the petitioner.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing the upcoming one hundredth anniversary of Kentucky Farm Bureau. [SR-120]
Recognize the one hundredth anniversary of Kentucky Farm Bureau.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sexual crimes against animals. [SB-67]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to establish the offense of sexual crimes against an animal; define "animal" and "sexual contact"; list exceptions including, animal husbandry; amend KRS 436.605 to add sexual crimes against an animal to the list of crimes for which an animal control officer may utilize peace officer powers.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to dog vendors and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-224]
Create a new sections of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms including "animal control agency", "animal shelter", and "dog vendor"; require persons acting as a dog vendor to register with the Department of Agriculture and submit for inspection; specify necessary care and conditions for dogs kept by a dog vendor, and to require a dog vendor to maintain records on each dog; require the Department of Agriculture to maintain an online list of registered dog vendors; grant the Commissioner of Agriculture the ability to inspect or re-inspect the facilities
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to working animals. [SB-200]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to guarantee the right to utilize working animals for the mutual benefit and welfare of the animals and those they serve.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animal control officers. [SB-201]
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, 2020.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animal sheltering and care. [SB-183]
Create new section of KRS Chapter 258 to require local governments to adopt an animal control and care program outlined by Kentucky Department of Agriculture and an outdoor sheltering and care ordinance that establishes standards for housing and caring for a dog that predominantly lives outdoors; require dog owners to obtain a dog license that will require the owner to agree to maintain the dog in accordance with the outdoor sheltering and care ordinance standards; require impoundment of a dog whose outdoor sheltering and care would reasonably lead
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to feral cats. [SB-125]
Amend KRS 258.015 to delete requirement on landowners to capture or vaccinate feral cats.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines. [SB-12]
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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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals. [SB-101]
Amend KRS 525.130 to expand cruelty to animals in the second degree to include causing any animals to fight or killing any animal by poisoning.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing October 2019 as National Pork Month in Kentucky. [HR-23]
Recognize October 2019 as National Pork Month.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2019 as National Beef Month in Kentucky. [HR-22]
Recognize May 2019 as National Beef Month.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2019 as National Soybean Month in Kentucky. [HR-21]
Recognize April 2019 as National Soybean Month.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing the upcoming one hundredth anniversary of Kentucky Farm Bureau. [HR-11]
Recognize the one hundredth anniversary of Kentucky Farm Bureau.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION urging Congress to enact legislation granting the United States Department of Agriculture jurisdiction over labeling requirements for imitation meat products. [HR-105]
Urge the United States Congress to enact legislation granting the United States Department of Agriculture jurisdiction over labeling requirements for imitation meat products.