KY SB224 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - to Agriculture (S)
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-26 - to Agriculture (S)
Pending: Senate Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new sections of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms including "animal control agency", "animal shelter", and "dog vendor"; require persons acting as a dog vendor to register with the Department of Agriculture and submit for inspection; specify necessary care and conditions for dogs kept by a dog vendor, and to require a dog vendor to maintain records on each dog; require the Department of Agriculture to maintain an online list of registered dog vendors; grant the Commissioner of Agriculture the ability to inspect or re-inspect the facilities of a dog vendor; allow the Commissioner of Agriculture to deny, suspend, or revoke a dog vendor's registration; require the Commissioner of Agriculture to promulgate regulations to administer this Act; prohibit a person from transporting a dog for sale without the proper health documentation; specify that no dog may be sold before reaching eight weeks of age; specify that any person who commits a prohibited act under this section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; amend KRS 258.117 to require the Animal Control Advisory Board to hear appeals from decisions made by the Commissioner of Agriculture; effective, January 1, 2020; APPROPRIATION.
Title
AN ACT relating to dog vendors and making an appropriation therefor.
Sponsors
Sen. Robin Webb [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2019-02-26 | Senate | to Agriculture (S) |
2019-02-15 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Subjects
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings
Agriculture
Animals, Livestock, and Poultry
Appropriations
Boards and Commissions
Corrections Impact
Crimes and Punishments
Dogs
Effective Dates, Delayed
Local Mandate
Agriculture
Animals, Livestock, and Poultry
Appropriations
Boards and Commissions
Corrections Impact
Crimes and Punishments
Dogs
Effective Dates, Delayed
Local Mandate