Kentucky Statutes 258.990 – Penalties
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(1) Any person who violates KRS § 258.015, 258.035, 258.055, 258.065, or 258.085 shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(2) The owner of any dog, cat, or ferret which bites a human being shall be liable to pay all damages for personal injuries resulting from the bite of the dog, cat, or ferret.
(3) (a) Any person violating or failing or refusing to comply with KRS § 258.095 to
258.365, except KRS § 258.235(5)(a), shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five dollars ($5) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than five (5) nor more than sixty (60) days, or both.
(b) Any person violating KRS § 258.235(5)(a) shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days, or both.
(4) All fines collected under subsection (3) of this section shall after costs and commissions have been deducted, be paid to the department to be credited to the animal control and care fund.
Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 24, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 440, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 34. — Recreated 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 119, secs. 11 and 40. — Repealed
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 41. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 68a-8, 68a-9, 68b-20, 68b-33.
(2) The owner of any dog, cat, or ferret which bites a human being shall be liable to pay all damages for personal injuries resulting from the bite of the dog, cat, or ferret.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 258.990
- Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) (a) Any person violating or failing or refusing to comply with KRS § 258.095 to
258.365, except KRS § 258.235(5)(a), shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five dollars ($5) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than five (5) nor more than sixty (60) days, or both.
(b) Any person violating KRS § 258.235(5)(a) shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days, or both.
(4) All fines collected under subsection (3) of this section shall after costs and commissions have been deducted, be paid to the department to be credited to the animal control and care fund.
Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 24, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 440, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 34. — Recreated 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 119, secs. 11 and 40. — Repealed
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 41. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 68a-8, 68a-9, 68b-20, 68b-33.