Title XL, Crimes and Punishments

Any person who, in this state, challenges another to fight with any deadly weapon, in or out of this state, and any person who accepts the challenge, shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500) and imprisoned for not less than six (6) nor more than twelve (12) months. Any person w…

Any person who displays, handles or uses any kind of reptile in connection with any religious service or gathering shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).

In any prosecution for criminal conspiracy it shall be no exemption for a witness that his testimony may incriminate himself. No testimony given by the witness shall be used against him in any prosecution except for perjury, and he shall be discharged from all liability for a vio…

As used in KRS 437.410 to 437.429, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Animal" means any warm or cold blooded animal used in food or fiber production, agriculture, research, testing, or education, including poultry, fish, and insects; (2) "Animal facility" means any vehic…

The General Assembly finds that the caring, rearing, feeding, breeding, and sale of animals and animal products, and the use of animals in research, testing, and education, represents vital segments of the economy of the state, that producers and others involved in the production…

(1) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the person acquires or otherwise exercises control over an animal facility, an animal from an animal facility, or other property from an animal facility, with the intent to deprive the owner of the fa…

(1) Any person who violates any provision of KRS 437.410 to 437.420 shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisoned for not less than six (6) months but not more than one (1) year, or both, for each violation. (2) Any persons convicted of …