Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Session
- 2026RS
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Animals, Livestock, And Poultry, Civil Actions, Civil Procedure, Crimes And Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Horses And Horse Racing, Local Mandate, Peace Officers And Law Enforcement, Pets And Service Animals, Veterinarians
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-02-27 05:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
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 owner to pay cost of care for a seized animal; establish penalties; amend KRS 258.215 to require owners to be responsible for cost of care of an impounded animal.