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CHAPTER 258 ANIMAL CONTROL AND PROTECTION
258.119 Animal control and care fund -- Distribution of moneys -- Eligibility requirements.
Download pdfstate appropriations, and federal funds. Any unallotted or unencumbered balances in
this fund shall be invested as provided for in KRS 42.500(9). Income earned from
the investments shall be credited to the fund. Any fund balance at the close of the
fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year, and
moneys in this fund shall be continuously appropriated only for the purposes
specified in this section. (2) Moneys from the fund shall be used by the Animal Control Advisory Board for board expenses, for the creation and support of statewide programs related to
animal control and care, and for training animal control officers. "Statewide
programs" includes, but is not limited to, the reimbursement of costs for
preexposure rabies vaccinations for all animal control and care workers. When
determining the distribution of the moneys relating to training, the need of the
applicant shall be one (1) of the criteria considered by the board. Based on
recommendations of the Animal Control Advisory Board, any moneys not expended
under this subsection may be distributed annually as grants to counties with an
established animal control and care program meeting the requirements of subsection
(3) of this section or approved plan to establish an animal control and care program
under subsection (4) of this section. (3) As used in this section, "animal control and care program" means a program in which the county:
(a) Employs, appoints, or contracts with an animal control officer, or contracts with an entity that employs, appoints, or contracts with an animal control
officer, as required by KRS 258.195, who is a high school graduate and has
completed the training requirements set forth by the Animal Control Advisory
Board; and (b) Maintains an animal shelter, enters into an intergovernmental agreement for the establishment of a regional animal shelter, or contracts with an entity
authorized to maintain sheltering and animal control services, to provide
services that:
1. Segregate male and female animals by species in runs and holding areas; 2. Provide separate runs or holding areas for ill or injured animals. An ill
or injured animal shall be treated with proper veterinary care or
euthanized; 3. Provide quarantine for dogs and cats presented to the shelter when
quarantine by the owner is not feasible or desirable, the cost of
quarantine to be borne by the animal owner at the shelter's regular
housing costs and fees. Quarantined dogs and cats shall be held in
isolation for observation of symptoms of rabies for a period of ten (10)
days from the date the dog or cat bit a person. If the dog or cat dies or is Page 2 of 3 euthanized while in quarantine, it shall be submitted to the local health
department for testing for the presence of the rabies virus. The cost of
the testing shall be borne by the animal owner or the local health
department may bear the cost at its discretion; 4. Provide holding areas with protection from the weather, including
heated quarters during cold weather. Holding areas shall be free of
debris or standing water; shall provide adequate lighting, ventilation,
and sanitary conditions to promote a safe, healthy environment; and
shall provide adequate space to allow for normal movement, including
standing to full height, sitting, turning, and lying down in a natural
position without coming in contact with the top or sides of the enclosure
or another animal; 5. Provide runs and cages built of materials which can be readily cleaned
and disinfected, including floors made of an impervious material; 6. Provide access to the public for no less than twenty-four (24) hours in
one (1) week, with the hours that the facility is open to the public posted
in a visible location; 7. Employ euthanasia methods specified as acceptable for that species by
the most recent report of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Panel on Euthanasia; 8. Provide potable, uncontaminated water to every animal at all times, and
palatable, uncontaminated food daily; and 9. Maintain a record on each animal impounded. Records shall be
maintained for a period of two (2) years and shall include:
a. Date impounded; b. Location found or picked up; c. Sex of animal and spay or neuter status, if known; d. Breed or description, and color; and e. Date reclaimed, adopted, or euthanized. (4) Counties submitting plans proposing to establish an animal control and care program for approval by the Animal Control Advisory Board shall comply with the
requirements of:
(a) Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section within twelve (12) months of the date the documentation is submitted; and (b) Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section within twenty-four (24) months of the date the documentation is submitted. (5) To be eligible for any moneys distributed as grants to counties under subsection (2) of this section, counties shall submit an application to the commissioner, on a form
prescribed by the Department of Agriculture, by July 15 of each year. Moneys shall
be used for construction, equipment, educational supplies, and other uses or
programs approved by the advisory board, but shall not be used to increase wages of
animal control officers or other personnel. Counties receiving money from the Page 3 of 3 Department of Agriculture shall comply with the terms of the plan or program. If
the terms of the plan or program are not complied with, the county shall refund the
money to the Department of Agriculture. Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 13, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 179, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 608, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998.
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