2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .740   Ban on Cervidae importation -- Penalties -- Reports on chronic wasting disease to be submitted to Interim Joint Committee annually -- Authority of department to seize captive cervids -- Hearing -- Appeal.

150.740 Ban on Cervidae importation -- Penalties -- Reports on chronic wasting disease to be submitted to Interim Joint Committee annually -- Authority of department to seize captive cervids -- Hearing -- Appeal. (1) There shall be a ban on the importation of the members of the animal family Cervidae into the Commonwealth. A person shall be guilty of a Class D felony upon conviction for violating this subsection. Upon conviction of a second violation of this subsection and in addition to all other penalties, a person shall be permanently ineligible for renewal of a captive cervid permit. On or before November 1 of each year, the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Department of Agriculture, Office of the State Veterinarian, respectively shall issue reports to the Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on the status of chronic wasting disease, and the reports may include the status of other animal or wildlife diseases in Kentucky and the United States. The reports shall be used for the purpose of determining the continuing need for a statutory ban on the importation of cervids into the Commonwealth or a need for lifting the ban. (2) The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources shall have the authority to immediately, and without compensation to the owner, seize captive cervids that have been imported into the Commonwealth contrary to this section. The individual whose cervids were seized may request an administrative hearing pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B within thirty (30) days of the department's seizure and may appeal the final decision to Franklin Circuit Court in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. Pending the final outcome of all appeals, the seized cervids may be disposed of by the department without compensation to the owner. (3) The department shall have the authority to immediately, and without compensation to the owner, seize and destroy captive cervids that are in the process of being imported into the Commonwealth contrary to this section. Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. Page 1 of 1