| KY | SB16 | Pass | Amends KRS 511.100 to add commercial food manufacturing or processing facility, animal feeding operation, and concentrated animal feeding operation to the definition of “key infrastructure assets,” to penalize those who operate an unmanned aircra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 167) |
| KY | HB553 | Pass | Establishes the Kentucky Rural Veterinary Medicine Student Loan Repayment Program for an eligible livestock practitioner who engages in veterinary medicine in an underserved rural area or veterinary shortage area for five consecutive years; allows a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 161) |
| KY | HB621 | Pass | Amends KRS 247.140 to add the North American Championship Rodeo and the National Farm Machinery Show’s Championship Tractor Pull to the list of shows and expositions owned and operated by the State Fair Board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.40) |
| KY | SB101 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 247.801 to amend the definition of "agritourism activity"; define "working animal"; create a new section of KRS 247.800 to 247.810 to prohibit a city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth from restricting a perso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
placed in the Orders of the Day |
| KY | SB193 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 258.117 to reduce the number of board appointees from each nominating organization from two to one; add one member to be selected from a list submitted by Kentucky Animal Action; provide that on the effective date of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB243 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 525.125 to define "animal fight"; provide that a person is guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree when he or she knowingly causes an animal to engage in an animal fight, participates in the organization or operation of an animal f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KY | HB651 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to create a commercial dog breeder; establish fees, conditions for issuance and revocation, and penalties; amend KRS 258.119 to conform.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB157 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms; prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs or cats unless the animal was obtained from an animal shelter or qualified breeder; prohibit retail pet shops from selling a dog or cat that is less ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Rules Committee |
| KY | SB204 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the Treeing Walker Coonhound as the official state dog of Kentucky.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| KY | SB197 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 150.280 to define terms; exempt permit holders from administrative regulations regarding exhibition and display restrictions and release requirements with regard to ambassador animals; exempt volunteers from non-permit-holder restrictions w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| KY | HB494 | Intro
Sine Die | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB313 | Fail | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to define "animal shelter," "breeder," "broker," "publicly accessible space," and "retail pet shop"; prohibit retail pet shops from selling dogs, cats, or rabbits; allow retail pet shops to collaborate with ani...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
WITHDRAWN |
| KY | SB156 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 217.125 to exempt poultry producers that slaughter and process less than 20,000 birds per year from permit and processing requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| KY | HB42 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 139.010 to define "disability" and "service animal"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt veterinarian services and charges for veterans' service animals from the sales and use tax; EFFECTIVE August 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB119 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 ani...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| KY | HB342 | Intro
Sine Die | 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, or at a roadside stand.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB311 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define "passenger compartment"; provide civil immunity for damaging a car or truck if a person enters it with a reasonable, good faith belief that a dog or cat is in imminent danger of death if not removed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB253 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS 258.095 to 258.500 to require animal control officers to receive training on recognizing child abuse; amend KRS 620.030 to add animal control officers to the list of people with a duty to report dependency, neglect, or abu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB242 | Intro
Sine Die | 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, or at a roadside stand.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB188 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to create a hearing for the removal and banning of dog ownership or possession in cases where a person incompetent to stand trial is charged with harboring a vicious dog; amend KRS. 258.235 to require any anima...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-08
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB41 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 or cats; allow retail pet shops to collaborate with animal shelters to showcase dogs or cats; ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-05
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
