Section 525.220 - Bars and defenses to conviction of assault on a service animalNo person shall be convicted of assault on a service animal when he or she has:
(1) Also been convicted of a violation of KRS 512.020, 512.030, 525.125, or 525.130 arising out of the same incident;(2) Destroyed or treated a service animal that is injured, diseased, or suffering or that constitutes a hazard to public safety if not destroyed;(3) Used physical force against the service animal in protection of himself, herself, or a third person; or(4) Used physical force without knowledge that the animal was a service animal.Amended by 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 174,§ 14, eff. 7/15/2024.Effective:7/15/1998
Created 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 419, sec. 6, effective7/15/1998.