2022 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 525 - Riot, disorderly conduct, and related offenses
525.220 Bars and defenses to conviction of assault on a service animal.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 525.220 (2022)

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525.220 Bars and defenses to conviction of assault on a service animal. No person shall be convicted of assault on a service animal when: (1) He has also been convicted of a violation of KRS 525.125, 525.130, 512.020, 512.030, or 512.040 arising out of the same incident; or (2) He has destroyed or treated a service animal that is injured, diseased, or suffering or that constitutes a hazard to public safety if not destroyed; or (3) He has used physical force against the service animal in protection of himself or a third person; or (4) He has used physical force without knowledge that the animal was a service animal. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 419, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998.
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