Title XXI, Agriculture and Animals

grassland farming. The program of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station in the field of forage-crop breeding and research in the development of grassland farming is recognized and established. Such program shall be continued and extended, especially in the establishment an…

The College of Agriculture of the University of Kentucky, through the agricultural experiment station and the cooperative extension service shall assess the effect of agricultural practices upon groundwater resources, establish basic and applied research programs to determine agr…

subject to reorganization under KRS Chapter 12. (1) The State Fair Board shall be composed of sixteen (16) voting members and five (5) ex officio, nonvoting members, as follows: (a) The Governor or his or her designee; (b) The Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee; (…

records of meetings -- Legislative intent -- Transfer of records, files, and documents to board. (1) As used in this section, "solely for administrative purposes" means those limited functions and purposes expressly requested by the State Fair Board to be performed by the Tourism…

and authority of executive committee. (1) The members of the State Fair Board shall select a chair and vice chair from among the voting membership, effective on March 29, 2021. The chair and vice chair shall serve in that capacity for one (1) year and shall be eligible for reelec…

Members of the board, including the state president of the Kentucky FFA Association and the state president of the Kentucky 4-H Organization, shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each meeting attended, and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expen…

Contracts with management corporation. (1) The State Fair Board shall have the sole authority to employ or contract with a president who shall not be one of their number. The president shall be the chief executive officer for the board. The employment or contract of a president s…

(1) The State Fair Board: (a) Shall have the custody and control of such property as now is under its custody and control, and of such property as may hereafter be placed under its control or transferred to it by the State Property and Buildings Commission, for any purposes menti…

state fair property -- Posting -- Penalty for violation. (1) The state fair board in governing the operation, maintenance, or use of property under its custody and control is authorized to promulgate such reasonable and lawful administrative regulations, as provided in KRS Chapte…

regulations. (1) The State Fair Board shall: (a) Conduct all procurements necessary for the performance of its duties in accordance with KRS Chapter 45A and this chapter, provided that this chapter, controls in the event that, and to the extent that, any provision in this chapter…

The State Fair Board may arrange with the county judge/executive or the officer that has charge of the police force of any county or city in which the state fair is held, for the proper policing of the state fairgrounds, and may arrange with the state for the policing of the stat…

(1) The State Fair Board is authorized to establish by resolution speed limits governing the operation of motor vehicles on state fairgrounds property. (2) Notice to the public of any speed limits thus established shall be given by signs or markings.

(1) The State Fair Board is authorized to establish speed limits and other traffic control regulations governing the operation and parking of vehicles on state fairgrounds property, including, without limitation, regulations with respect to the removal, impounding, and release of…

It shall be unlawful for any person to open, cause to be opened, carry on, conduct or operate as owner, proprietor or employee any gambling device or game of chance within the confines of the grounds of the Kentucky State Fair. Any person who violates any provision of this sectio…

events occurring upon fairgrounds, exhibit center, and any other property under the board's custody and control -- Exception -- Lien on property -- Sale to satisfy lien. (1) The State Fair Board shall have exclusive control of all operations and events occurring upon the state fa…

any other properties under the custody and control of the State Fair Board. None of the provisions of KRS Chapter 137 and none of the provisions of KRS 91.200 shall apply to any operations on state fairgrounds, the exhibition center, or any other properties under the custody and …

The sum appropriated by the General Assembly for premiums alone shall be paid to the State Fair Board and be disbursed by its agent as a petty cash fund in accordance with the provisions of KRS 45A.650.

(1) The State Fair Board is authorized and empowered to issue and sell negotiable revenue bonds in denominations and in an amount or amounts as may be deemed by the board to be for the best interest of the Commonwealth, for any of the following purposes: (a) To acquire real estat…

funds -- Accounting and report -- Board empowered to receive tax revenues from any governmental unit and financial contributions from others, as specified. (1) All revenues derived by the State Fair Board from the use of properties and facilities under its custody and control sha…

No member of the State Fair Board or any official of any department shall be an exhibitor in competition for premium or prize money at any State Fair held while he is a member of the State Fair Board or an official of any department.

Meetings – Members -- Standards to qualify for grant. (1) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall make grants of state funds to qualified local agricultural fairs on a matching basis, to be used by them to pay premium awards for exhibits and displays of domestic livestock, poultry,…

Committee. There is created the North American International Livestock Exposition Executive Committee which shall be attached for administrative purposes to the North American International Livestock Exposition Branch within the Division of Expositions within the State Fair Board…

The North American International Livestock Exposition Executive Committee shall have advisory subcommittees which shall provide advice and recommendations to the committee regarding exposition matters. These subcommittees shall be inclusive of all livestock approved to participat…

As used in KRS 247.232 to 247.236: (1) (a) "Amusement ride or attraction" means: 1. Any mechanized device or combination of devices which carry passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills, or…

certain injuries, or damage affecting future safe operation -- Investigation -- Administrative violations and civil penalties. (1) The owner of any amusement ride or attraction shall, within twelve (12) hours, notify the department of any occurrence involving an amusement ride or…

Liability insurance -- Inspections -- Injunction -- Pre-opening inspections -- Unpaid civil penalties to remain in effect and on record. (1) Every owner of an amusement ride or attraction business shall register the business with the department annually. (2) The business registra…

Sanctions. (1) (a) Every person that operates a for-profit business that provides temporary amusement rides or amusement attractions that are within the same county as, or are within a five (5) mile radius of, a public fair or exposition that is sanctioned by the Department of Ag…

Required submission of service manuals and records -- Administrative regulations. (1) All amusement rides and attractions shall be operated and maintained according to the most stringent specifications and recommendations of: (a) The manufacturer's specifications and recommendati…

-- Exceptions -- Display of penalties. (1) All patrons of amusement rides or attractions shall: (a) Obey all signage posted in conspicuous locations, including but not limited to warning signs, instruction signs, and directional signs pertaining to the amusement rides or attracti…

Prohibitions on operation -- Entrance to amusement ride or attraction may be denied. (1) Amusement rides and attractions shall not be operated at unsafe speeds or loaded beyond a safe capacity in accordance with the factory specifications or, in the absence of factory specificati…

Administration fund. (1) As used in this section: (a) "ACCT standard" means the latest standards and specifications as set forth by the Association for Challenge Course Technology; (b) 1. "Aerial recreational device" means a device that provides for a unit of human activity, incl…

(1) A farm bureau may be incorporated in each county. (2) Farm bureaus may acquire, by gift or purchase, real and personal property and may exercise all powers necessary or convenient to successfully carry out the objects of farm bureaus. (3) Farm bureau corporations shall not de…

The articles of incorporation of a farm bureau shall be as follows: "We, the undersigned farmers or landowners, residents of .... County, Kentucky, hereby adopt the following articles of incorporation: "Article 1. The objects of this incorporation shall be to advance and improve …

Any county farm bureau heretofore incorporated, pursuant to KRS 247.250, prior to June 19, 1952, shall not be required to reincorporate, but its articles of incorporation shall be construed as having been amended to incorporate therein the amendment to KRS 247.250.

(1) The articles of incorporation of a farm bureau shall be recorded by the county clerk without a fee of any kind. (2) No salary shall be paid to the president, vice president or any director.

(1) The treasurer of the farm bureau shall give bond, with security, the amount of which shall be fixed by the board of directors at double the amount of money likely to come into his hands. The bond shall be filed with the county clerk and be recorded without fee. In no case sha…

The outgoing president and treasurer of a farm bureau shall by the date of the annual meeting file with the county clerk full and detailed sworn reports of all receipts and expenditures of the corporation, showing from whom the sums were received and to whom they were paid, and f…

Additional appropriation for agricultural extension work. (1) Whenever the secretary and the treasurer of a county farm bureau organized under KRS 247.240 to 247.370 have certified to the fiscal court of the county that the bureau has not less than one hundred (100) members who o…

All appropriations from fiscal courts shall be used in the payment of salaries and expenses of duly appointed extension service employees of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics of the University of Kentucky, serving in the county making the appropriation, or to pay for …

The farm bureau may use part or all of the sums annually received as dues from its members in payment of dues or assessments levied or assessed against it by the State Federation of Farm Bureaus or the American Farm Bureau Federation or in any manner designed to promote the best …

(1) A state federation of county farm bureaus may be formed by a majority of the county farm bureaus in existence at the time of the formation of said federation, which have been organized pursuant to KRS 247.240 and 247.250, but said majority shall consist of no less than ten (1…

(1) The said federation of farm bureaus organized pursuant to KRS 247.330 shall be a body corporate upon the filing with the county clerk of the county in which the principal office of said federation is located, articles of incorporation signed by the requisite number of authori…

Any state federation organized pursuant to KRS 247.330 and 247.340 shall have the following organization and function in the following manner: (1) The said federation shall hold an annual meeting at a date to be fixed by its bylaws, which annual meeting may be referred to as the …

The board of directors, or the executive committee, if the board of directors is not in session, shall provide for the bonding of such officers and the making of such reports by officers as it deems necessary.

(1) Every county farm bureau organized pursuant to KRS 247.250 shall be eligible to membership in any said state federation, but after its admission to membership, said federation shall have power to suspend its membership or expel it for failure to comply with any bylaws or reas…

Any farm owner may, upon the payment of one dollar ($1) to the Commissioner, have the name of his farm recorded in a register which the Commissioner shall keep for that purpose. The Commissioner shall furnish the owner a certificate, issued under seal, setting forth the name and …

The General Assembly finds that activities involving the use and exhibition of farm animals are engaged in by a large number of citizens of Kentucky and that these activities also attract to Kentucky a large number of nonresidents, significantly contributing to the economy of Ken…

KRS 247.401 to 247.4029 are intended to aid courts and juries in defining the duties of persons responsible for farm animals to others who have chosen to participate in farm animal activities. KRS 247.401 to 247.4029 also establish the policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that …

As used in KRS 247.401 to 247.4029, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Engages in a farm animal activity" means leading, showing, exhibiting, riding, training, providing, or assisting in providing medical treatment of, grooming, driving, or being a passenger upon a farm …

A farm animal activity participant shall act in a safe and responsible manner at all times to avoid injury to the participant and others and to be aware of risks inherent in farm animal activities to the best of the participant's ability.