Exceptions to provisions of this chapter
KRS 261.370
in effect261.370. Exceptions to provisions of this chapter
No provision of KRS Chapter 261 shall be construed as applicable to:
(1) A person who offers for sale or trade only livestock which he has owned or has in his possession for a period of thirty (30) days or longer and who is not regularly engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of livestock;
(2) A person who purchases only livestock for feeding or breeding purposes and retains said livestock in his possession for a period of thirty (30) days or longer and who is not regularly engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of livestock;
(3) A person engaged in the business of buying and slaughtering livestock for food and in marketing the meat products therefrom, provided all animals purchased are slaughtered;
(4) A person engaged in the purchase or sale of livestock used exclusively for exhibition or entertainment purposes in the pursuit of a hobby; and
(5) A person engaged in sales conducted by or for FFA and 4-H groups; county, state, or private fairs or shows; and breed or livestock associations.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 10, effective July 12, 2012. -- Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 12, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 277, sec. 2. Formerly codified as KRS 257.520.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40151Fetched: 10/20/2026