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437.420 Offenses.
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A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the
person acquires or otherwise exercises control over an animal facility, an
animal from an animal facility, or other property from an animal facility, with the
intent to deprive the owner of the facility, animal, or property and to disrupt or
damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility.
A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner and
with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal
facility, the person damages or destroys an animal facility or any animal or
property in or on an animal facility.
A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner and
with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal
facility, the person enters an animal facility, not then open to the public, with
the intent to commit an act prohibited by this section, remains concealed, with
the intent to commit an act prohibited by this section, in an animal facility, or
enters an animal facility and commits or attempts to commit an act prohibited
by this section.
A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner and
with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal
facility, the person enters or remains on an animal facility, and the person had
notice that the entry was forbidden, or received notice to depart but failed to do
so. For purposes of this subsection "notice" shall mean oral or written
communication by the owner or someone with apparent authority to act for the
owner, fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to
contain animals, or a sign or signs posted on the property or at the entrance to
the building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, indicating
that entry is forbidden.
Effective:July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990.
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