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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXI. Agriculture and Animals § 257.120.Indemnity for destruction or slaughter of animal

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Indemnities shall be paid by the state or federal government for animals mandated to be destroyed or slaughtered on account of a reportable or United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program disease. The indemnities shall be based on fair market value as determined by the USDA or independent appraisal.

(2) No state-funded indemnity shall be paid for any animal unless it was the property of the person claiming indemnity, and was within the state, for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the time of the first test, except when animals are destroyed or slaughtered on account of a foreign animal or zoonotic disease.

(3) No indemnity shall be paid for any animal:

(a) Owned by the United States, the state or any county or city;

(b) Brought into this state in violation of the law or any regulation of the board;

(c) When the owner at the time of coming into possession of the animal had any reason to believe that it was infected; or

(d) When the board or its authorized agents have satisfactory evidence that the owner has been guilty of negligence in permitting the animal to become exposed to the communicable disease.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXI. Agriculture and Animals § 257.120.Indemnity for destruction or slaughter of animal - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxi-agriculture-and-animals/ky-rev-st-sect-257-120/

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