26RS SB 155

Senate Bill 155

Actions

Last Action	02/03/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to animal health emergencies.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1222
Sponsor	J. Carpenter
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 39A.020 to define "animal health emergency"; amend KRS 39A.100 to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the state veterinarian, to declare an animal health emergency; grant the Commissioner of Agriculture emergency powers to order veterinary or veterinary technician services, request that the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet waive regulatory requirements relating to the transportation of animal feed stock or medicine; order the quarantine of any livestock, poultry, domesticated animal, article, or equipment serving as a vector of communicable disease; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish roadblocks with the assistance of state and local law enforcement and game wardens employed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to prevent the transportation of animals, articles, or equipment ordered quarantined; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to purchase goods and services needed to stop the spread of the communicable disease without regard to the Model Procurement Code established in KRS Chapter 45A; authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to request emergency assistance from any local government or special district, state agency, and the Governor in order to initiate any request for federal assistance.
Index Headings of Original Version	Agriculture - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, containment Animals, Livestock, And Poultry - Animal health emergencies, Commissioner of Agriculture, declaration, emergency powers Diseases - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, Commissioner of Agriculture, containment Fish And Wildlife - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, containment Governor - Animal health emergencies, Commissioner of Agriculture, declaration, emergency powers Governor - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, containment Local Government - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, containment Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, containment Police, State - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, containment Public Protection - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, Commissioner of Agriculture, containment Special Districts - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, containment State Agencies - Commissioner of Agriculture, animal health emergencies communicable disease, containment Transportation - Secretary of Transportation, animal health emergencies, permitting, exemption Veterinarians - Animal health emergencies, Commissioner of Agriculture, declaration, emergency powers Local Mandate - Animal health emergencies, communicable disease, containment