Indemnity for destruction or slaughter of animal
KRS 257.120
in effect257.120. Indemnity for destruction or slaughter of animal
(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.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 11, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 310, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 63c-7.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=12354Fetched: 10/20/2026