2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 436 - OFFENSES AGAINST MORALITY 436.605 Animal control officers and humane agents have powers of peace officers, except power of arrest -- Search warrants -- Execution of search warrants -- Arrest by peace officer.
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436.605 Animal control officers and humane agents have powers of peace
officers, except power of arrest -- Search warrants -- Execution of search
warrants -- Arrest by peace officer.
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Animal control officers and officers and agents of humane societies who are
employed by, appointed by, or have contracted with a city, county,
urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government to provide
animal sheltering or animal control services shall have the powers of peace
officers, except for the power of arrest, for the purpose of enforcing the
provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes relating to cruelty, mistreatment,
or torture of animals, provided they possess the qualifications required under
KRS 61.300.
When any peace officer, animal control officer, or any officer or agent of any
society or association for the prevention of cruelty to animals duly incorporated
under the laws of this Commonwealth who is employed by, appointed by, or
has contracted with a city, county, urban-county, charter county, or
consolidated local government to provide animal sheltering or animal control
services makes an oath before any judge of a District Court that he has
reasons to believe or does believe that an act of cruelty, mistreatment, or
torture of animals is being committed in a building, barn, or other enclosure, the
judge shall issue a search warrant directed to the peace officer, animal control
officer, or officer or agent of the society or association for the prevention of
cruelty to animals to search the premises. If a peace officer finds that an act of
cruelty, mistreatment, or torture of animals is being perpetrated, the offender or
offenders shall be immediately arrested by the peace officer and brought
before the court for trial. If an animal control officer or an officer or agent of a
society or association for the prevention of cruelty to animals finds that an act
of cruelty, mistreatment, or torture of animals is being perpetrated, the officer or
agent shall summon a peace officer to arrest the offender or offenders and
bring them before the court for trial.
Effective:July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 29, effective July 13, 2004. -Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 444, effective January 1,
1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 328. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts
ch. 215, secs. 4 and 7.
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