AN ACT relating to animal cruelty.
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; require peace officers and animal control officers to serve notice of seizure of an animal subjected to cruelty; create procedure for seizing agencies to petition a court to order payment of animal care costs by owner; establish penalties; prohibit the destruction of seized animals, except for humane reasons determined by veterinarian.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Sep 29, 2021
Last action Jan 4, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cherlynn Stevenson
DDemocratic
P
Daniel Elliott
RRepublican
P
George Brown
DDemocratic
P
Kelly Flood
DDemocratic
P
Kevin Bratcher
RRepublican
P
Kim Banta
RRepublican
P
Kim Moser
RRepublican
P
Melinda Gibbons Prunty
RRepublican
P
Pamela Stevenson
DDemocratic
P
Ruth Ann Palumbo
DDemocratic
P
Samara Heavrin
RRepublican
P
Tina Bojanowski
DDemocratic
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