Section 257.120 - 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:6/25/2009
Amended 2009, Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 11, effective6/25/2009. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 310, sec. 3, effective 7/15/1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 1, effective 6/17/1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective 10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 63c-7.