22RS HB 403

House Bill 403

Actions

Last Action	01/31/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to animals and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1675
Sponsor	M. Lockett
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 258.500 to define "person" as a person with a disability who has an ongoing therapeutic relationship with a health care provider; stipulate who can be a health care provider under the definition; exclude from therapeutic relationship a fee-based transaction for disability documentation absent a face-to-face consultation with a health care provider; establish requirements for an assistance dog to be granted public accommodation; affirm certain rights and privileges of public establishments as nondiscriminatory and allow additional rights for those providing accommodation in situations of tenancy; amend KRS 258.335 to make unlawful the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodation; amend KRS 258.991 to set penalty for interference with use of an assistance dog at $500 and delete jail time; make the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodations unlawful and provide for a fine of up to $1,000; require that all fines collected be paid into the animal control and care fund with 50 percent allocated to spay and neuter clinics and 50 percent allocated to county animal shelter block grants; amend KRS 525.010 to clarify the definition of "assistance dog"; amend KRS 258.119 to allocate 50 percent of fines collected to spay and neuter clinics and 50 percent to county animal shelter block grants; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings of Original Version	Disabilities and the Disabled - Unlawful misrepresentation as assistance dog, prevention Dogs - Unlawful misrepresentation as assistance dog, prevention Landlord and Tenant - Assistance dog, landlord rights, documentation Public Assistance - Unlawful misrepresentation as assistance dog, prevention Public Health - Unlawful misrepresentation as assistance dog, prevention Small Business - Assistance dog, misrepresentation, penalty Trade Practices and Retailing - Assistance dog, accommodation, misrepresentation of pets, penalties Agriculture - Animal control and care fund, receipt of penalties Counties - Animal control and care fund, funding Arbitration - Animal control and care fund, receipt of penalties Local Mandate - Unlawful misrepresentation as assistance dog, prevention