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2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - CHAPTER 257 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY DISEASE CONTROL
Definitions
Livestock
- .020 Duties of Board of Agriculture.
- .030 Powers of board.
- .040 Places diseased animals prohibited.
- .050 Violation of quarantine and concealing diseased animals prohibited.
- .060 Importation of diseased animals -- Violation of regulations -- Prohibited.
- .070 Animals to be imported according to regulations.
- .075 Repealed, 1968.
- .080 Animal diseases to be reported.
- .090 Repealed, 1978.
- .100 Destruction of suffering, abandoned or hopelessly diseased animal -- "Abandoned" defined.
- .105 Sale of unclaimed animals held by veterinarian.
- .110 Board may have diseased animals destroyed or slaughtered.
- .115 Retest for brucellosis -- Application, effect of negative finding.
- .120 Indemnity for destruction or slaughter of animal.
- .130 Indemnity for materials destroyed.
- .140 Premises to be disinfected before indemnities paid.
- .150 Payment of state indemnity.
- .160 Disposition of carcasses -- How and when made.
- .170 Loading of carcasses with live animals prohibited.
- .180 Importation of animal disease producing agent prohibited unless approved -- Sales restricted.
- .190 Repealed, 1968.
- .200 Repealed, 1968.
- .210 State veterinarian.
- .220 Repealed, 1950.
- .230 Functions of state veterinarian.
- .240 Deputy state veterinarian.
- .250 Functions of deputy state veterinarian.
- .260 State livestock inspector.
- .270 Board may employ veterinarians.
- .280 Repealed, 1978.
- .290 Repealed, 1978.
- .300 Board may cooperate with other agencies.
- .310 Birds that carry disease to be destroyed.
- .315 Administrative regulations relating to ratites.
Poultry
- .320 Definitions for KRS 257.330 to 257.350.
- .330 Permit required for auction or community sale of baby chicks or poults -- Application -- Fee -- Inspection -- Destruction of diseased chicks or poults.
- .340 Labeling of containers for chicks or poults.
- .350 Reports of sales -- Liability of seller on guarantees.
- .360 Revolving fund for Department of Agriculture.
- .370 Pullorum disease -- State and federal cooperation in regulations to control.
- .380 Regulations by Division of Animal Health to enforce KRS 257.370 to 257.460.
- .390 Importation of poultry over five months of age.
- .400 Newly hatched poultry and hatching eggs must originate from approved flocks.
- .410 Importation of newly hatched poultry and hatching eggs -- Labels.
- .420 Permits for hatcheries and dealers in chicks or eggs.
- .430 Permit year.
- .440 Refusal, suspension, or revocation of permit -- Appeal.
- .450 Quarantine of illegally produced or imported eggs or poultry -- Destruction.
- .460 Revolving fund for enforcement.
- .470 Access for enforcement.
General Provisions
Release of Information
- .495 Board not to release agricultural or food system information considered part of critical infrastructure -- Exceptions.
- .497 Board not to release information deemed confidential for national animal identification system -- Exceptions.
Livestock Dealers
Swine
Penalties
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