Last Action | 04/24/20: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 117) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to veterinarians. |
Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 205 |
Sponsors | C. Embry Jr., M. McGarvey |
Summary of Original Version | Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 321 to require that a veterinarian report abuse and to allow immunity for a good faith report; amends KRS 321.185 to allow veterinarians to release information in order to report abuse. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Dogs - Abuse of animals, reporting by veterinarian Veterinarians - Abuse of animals, reporting by veterinarian Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Abuse of animals, reporting by veterinarian |
Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Substitute 2 Senate Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 House Floor Amendment 3 House Floor Amendment 4 |
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08/20/19 |
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03/26/20 |
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04/01/20 |
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04/14/20 |
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04/24/20 |
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Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Retain original provisions; allow veterinarians to report the abuse of animals under their care instead of to require them to report the abuse; specify the statutes under which the abuse must occur to be reportable. |
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Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 2 |
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Summary | Retain original provisions; specify the statutes under which the abuse must occur to be reportable; allow veterinarians to report the abuse instead of requiring them to report the abuse; require a veterinarian to have a veterinarian-client-patient relationship with an animal to be able to make a report of abuse; only allow the veterinarian to report abuse to the Office of the State Veterinarian for an animal for which an on-farm livestock or poultry care standard has been promulgated or to law enforcement for any other animal; remove veterinarian immunity from liability arising from making a report of abuse. |
Index Headings |
Veterinarians - Abuse of animals, veterinarian reporting, to whom to report Veterinarians - Animal abuse reporting, veterinarian-client-patient relationship Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Abuse of animals, veterinarian reporting, to whom to report Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Animal abuse reporting, veterinarian-client-patient relationship |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | R. Webb |
Summary | Delete provisions for immunity for reporting of abuse outside of a written release from client, a court order or subpoena. |
Index Headings |
Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Reporting of animal abuse, veterinarians, liability for Veterinarians - Reporting of animal abuse, veterinarians, liability for |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | W. Thomas |
Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 403.720 to define "domestic animal" and include violence against a domestic animal owned by the person for whom protection is sought used as coercive conduct in the definition of "domestic violence and abuse"; amend KRS 403.740 to allow a judge to award possession of a domestic animal to the petitioner; amend KRS 456.010 to include violence against a domestic animal owned by the person for whom protection is sought used as coercive conduct in the definition of "dating violence and abuse"; amend KRS 456.060 to allow a judge to award possession of a domestic animal to the petitioner. |
Index Headings |
Domestic Relations - Domestic violence, conduct against domestic animals, including Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Domestic violence, conduct against domestic animals, including Civil Actions - Domestic violence, conduct against domestic animals, including Dogs - Domestic violence, conduct against domestic animals, including |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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Sponsor | W. Thomas |
Summary | Make title amendment. |
Index Headings | Title Amendments - SB 21 |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 3 |
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Sponsor | M. Koch |
Summary | Amend definition of "property" in KRS 512.010 to include lifestock as defined in KRS 150.010. |
Index Headings |
Crimes and Punishments - Criminal mischief, definition of property Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Property, definition of |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 4 |
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Sponsor | M. Koch |
Summary | Make title amendment. |
Index Headings | Title Amendments - SB 21 |
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