Kentucky Senate Bill 142 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-06 - to Agriculture (S)
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 525.130 to change mental state to knowing or reckless; delete domestic animal killed by poisoning; add requirements of legal food processing, customary veterinary practices performed by a licensed veterinarian, horse racing not governed by federal law, reasonable defense, and accepted animal or pest control practices; add requirement of legality for animals hunting; strike language regarding "equine" under penalty portion and allow costs for any animal; amend KRS 525.135 to define "physical injury" and "reasonable costs"; add knowing or reckless to mental state; delete misdemeanor Class A language; add requirement for customary veterinary practices performed by a licensed veterinarian and reasonable defense; add language for penalties the court may impose; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to create crime of "extreme neglect" and make it a Class D felony; define "extreme neglect," "physical injury," and "reasonable costs"; create exemptions and establish penalties court may impose.

AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals.

Sen. Julie Raque Adams [R]

Sen. Mike Wilson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-06	Senate	to Agriculture (S)
2020-02-04	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb142.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb142/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/sb142/CI.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/sb142/LM.pdf