(1) A person is guilty of assault on a service animal in the second degree when he intentionally and without legal justification or lawful authority causes physical injury to a service animal.
(2) Assault on a service animal in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 90 daysup to $250
For details, see § 532.090

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 525.205

  • Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Service animal: includes a:
    (a) "Bomb detection dog" which means a dog that is trained to locate bombs or explosives by scent. See Kentucky Statutes 525.010

Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 419, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998.