When the board or any of its authorized agents determines that any domestic animal is infected with or exposed to any communicable disease and that to prevent the spread of disease it is necessary to destroy or slaughter that animal, the animal shall be destroyed or slaughtered, and the owner indemnified as provided in KRS 257.120.
KRS 257.110
Board may have diseased animals destroyed or slaughtered
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Spillman v. Beauchamp (1962)
Most recently applied in Spillman v. Beauchamp (November 1962)
Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.