Kentucky House Bill 215 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-07 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Repeal and reenact KRS 525.135 to define terms; create new crimes of animal abuse in the first degree, animal abuse in the second degree, and aggravated animal abuse; create exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to authorize law enforcement and animal control officers to seize and hold animals who are victims of cruelty or abuse; create a civil cause of action for a seizing agency to seek forfeiture and reimbursement for reasonable costs of caring for seized animals from the owner of the animal during the pendency of the criminal case against the owner; create rules related to the custody of the seized animal; grant liability to an organization caring for the animal; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to grant civil immunity to a person who enters a car containing a dog or cat believed in good faith to be in danger of death, subject to certain parameters.

AN ACT relating to animals.

Rep. Jason Nemes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-07	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-07	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb215.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb215/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb215/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb215/CI.pdf