Title XXI, Agriculture and Animals

Exceptions. (1) The inherent risks of farm animal activities are deemed to be beyond the reasonable control of farm animal activity sponsors, farm animal professionals, or other persons. Therefore, farm animal activity sponsors, farm animal professionals, or other persons are dee…

(1) KRS 247.401 to 247.4029 shall not apply to farm animal activity sponsors, farm animal activity professionals, persons, or participants when engaged in horse racing activities. (2) KRS 247.401 to 247.4029 shall not apply to questions of liability arising from fencing and enclo…

Exclusions. (1) Every farm animal activity sponsor and every farm animal professional shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning notice specified in subsection (3) of this section. Signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location on or near stables, corrals, or ar…

(1) The provisions of KRS 247.401 to 247.4027 are severable. If any part of KRS 247.401 to 247.4027 is declared invalid or unconstitutional, that declaration shall not affect the part which remains. (2) KRS 247.401 to 247.4027 shall apply only to causes of action which arise on o…

In order to educate the citizens of the Commonwealth on the significance and importance of farm safety, the department shall assist counties in implementing farm safety programs by making grants when funds are available to eligible county organizations to assist the organizations…

(1) For a county organization to be eligible for funding, the following requirements shall be met: (a) The organization shall be incorporated as nonprofit under KRS Chapter 273; and (b) The organization shall submit a business plan to the department detailing how the corporation …

The commissioner may promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the provisions of KRS 247.405 to 247.407.

Catchline at time of omission: Commission may select agents; other assistants.

It is declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that Kentucky farmers who are producers of milk shall be permitted and encouraged to act jointly in promoting and stimulating, by educational and applied research programs, the increased production of this agricultural co…

As used in KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture; (2) "Board" means the State Board of Agriculture; (3) "Producer" means every person who produces milk and causes the same to be marketed as milk; …

No association meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483 and intended to benefit all of the producers of this agricultural commodity shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that producers of milk on a commercial basis shall be permitted by referendum to be held among this group and subject to the provisions of KRS 247.4451 to 2…

(1) Any existing commission, council, board, association, or other agency, such as the Kentucky Milk Producers Association, fairly representative of the producers of the agricultural commodity referred to, may at any time after July 13, 1990, make application to the State Board o…

referendum. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture of the application on the part of any commission, council, board, association, or other agency of producers, the Commissioner shall within thirty (30) days thereafter convene the State Board of Agriculture to conside…

Upon being certified by the Commissioner of Agriculture in the manner set forth, the commission, council, board, or other agency shall be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the producers of the agricultural commodity a referendum on the question of …

Any referendum conducted under the provisions of KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483 shall be held on a statewide basis. The referendum may be participated in by all producers engaged in the production of the agricultural commodity on a commercial basis, including owners of farms on which t…

The manner, conduct, and management of any referendum held under the provisions of KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483 shall be under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by the commission, council,…

With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions of KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall, before calling and announcing the referendum, fix, determine, and publicly announce at least thirty (30) days before the date determined for the refer…

The hours, voting places, rules and regulations, and the area within which the referendum authorized with respect to the agricultural commodity referred to shall be established and determined by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The referendum date, area, hours, voting places, and…

referendum. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall likewise prepare and distribute in advance of the referendum the question to be presented to the voters, and shall arrange for the necessary poll holders for conducting the referendum; and following the referendum and within ten (…

(1) If, in the referendum called under the provisions of KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483, a majority of the producers eligible to participate and voting therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in the referendum on the …

Use of funds. In the event a majority of the producers eligible for participation in the referendum and voting therein shall vote in favor of the assessment, then, upon the written request of the duly certified commission, council, board, association, or other agency of producers…

In the event the referendum is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and collected as provided, any producer upon and against whom the assessment shall have been levied and collected under the provisions of KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483, if dissatisfied with the asse…

Termination by request of certified operating agency. (1) The board shall review the assessment program annually. If, at the end of each year after the first year of the assessment program, the board determines that twenty-five percent (25%) of the producers are not participating…

247.4483. Whenever in the judgment of the board or the certified commission, council, board, association, or other agency of producers, a purchaser has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute a violation of any of the sections of KRS 247.4451 to …

It is declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that Kentucky farmers who are producers of milk and milk products, shall be permitted and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with all producers, handlers, dealers and processors of such products in promoting and…

As used in KRS 247.450 to 247.505, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture; (2) "Board" means the state board of agriculture; (3) "Producer" means every person who produces milk or cream from cows and thereafter causes the s…

No association meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of KRS 247.450 to 247.505 and intended to benefit all of the producers, handlers and processors of such agricultural commodity shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that producers of milk and milk products on a commercial basis shall be permitted by referendum to be held among such respective groups and subject to the p…

(1) Any existing commission, council, board, association or other agency such as the American Dairy Association of Kentucky, fairly representative of the producers of such agricultural commodity herein referred to may at any time after the enactment of KRS 247.450 to 247.505 make…

to hold referendum. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture of such application on the part of any commission, council, board, association, or other agency of producers, the Commissioner shall within thirty (30) days thereafter convene the State Board of Agriculture t…

Upon being so certified by the said Commissioner of Agriculture in the manner hereinbefore set forth, such commission, council, board or other agency shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the producers of such agricultural commodity …

Any referendum conducted under the provisions of KRS 247.450 to 247.505 may be held either on an area or statewide basis, as may be determined by the certified agency before such referendum is called; and such referendum, on an area or statewide basis may be participated in by al…

The manner, conduct, and management of any referendum held under the provisions of KRS 247.450 to 247.505 shall be under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by commission, council, board…

assessment, limits. With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions of KRS 247.450 to 247.505, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall, before calling and announcing such referendum, fix, determine and publicly announce at least thirty (30) days before the date determ…

Notice -- Limit on assessment. The hours, voting places, rules and regulations and the area within which such referendum herein authorized with respect to such agricultural commodity herein referred to shall be established and determined by the Commissioner of Agriculture; the sa…

The Commissioner of Agriculture shall likewise prepare and distribute in advance of such referendum the question to be presented to the voters, and shall arrange for the necessary poll holders for conducting the said referendum; and following such referendum and within ten (10) d…

(1) If, in such referendum called under the provisions of KRS 247.450 to 247.505, a majority of the producers in the area in which such referendum is conducted, eligible to participate and voting therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of…

- Disposition of collections. In the event a majority of the producers eligible for participation in such referendum and voting therein shall vote in favor of such assessment, then, upon the written request of the duly certified commission, council, board, association or other ag…

In the event such referendum is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and collected as provided herein, any producer upon and against whom such assessment shall have been levied and collected under the provisions of KRS 247.450 to 247.505, if dissatisfied with s…

(1) The board shall review the assessment program annually. If, at the end of each year after the first year of the assessment program, the board determines that the producers in the referendum area representing fifty percent (50%) of the production of milk are not participating …

Whenever in the judgment of the board or the certified commission, council, board, association or other agency of producers, a purchaser has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute a violation of any of the sections of KRS 247.450 to 247.505, the…

It is declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that Kentucky farmers who are producers of small grains shall be permitted and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with all producers, handlers, dealers, and processors of small grains in promoting and stimulatin…

As used in KRS 247.5061 to 247.5095, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture; (2) "Board" means the State Board of Agriculture; (3) "Small grains" means all kinds and varieties of cereal grains. (4) "Bushel" means the weight…

No association meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of KRS 247.5061 to 247.5095 and intended to benefit all of the producers, handlers, dealers, and processors of small grains shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.

It is declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that producers of small grains shall be permitted by referendum to be held among the respective groups and subject to the provisions of KRS 247.5061 to 247.5095 to levy up…

(1) Any existing association which is fairly representative of the small grains producers of Kentucky, such as the Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association, may at any time after July 13, 1990, make application to the State Board of Agriculture on forms prescribed by the board fo…

Upon being certified by the Commissioner of Agriculture, the association shall be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the producers of small grains a referendum on the question of whether the producers shall levy upon themselves an assessment under, …

Any referendum conducted under the provisions of KRS 247.5061 to 247.5095 shall be held on a statewide basis. The referendum may be participated in by all small grains producers, including owners of farms on which small grains are produced, and tenants and sharecroppers sharing i…

The manner, conduct, and management of any referendum held under the provisions of KRS 247.5061 to 247.5095 shall be under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by the association conducti…