(1) The owner or operator of a stockyard or buying station shall file annually with the department an application for a license to operate the business under the provisions of this chapter. The applications shall be made on forms furnished by the department and shall state fully and correctly the nature of business to be conducted at the stockyard or buying station, the correct location and post office address, and any other additional information the department may require in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The owner or operator of each stockyard or buying station shall pay on or before July 1 of each year a license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) plus ten dollars ($10) for each scale.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 261.230

  • Buying station: means a facility that is conducted, operated, or managed as a private livestock market that offers stockyard services. See Kentucky Statutes 261.200
  • Department: means the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 261.200
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Owner or operator: means persons responsible for the operation of each individual stockyard or buying station. See Kentucky Statutes 261.200
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Stockyard: means a facility regulated by:
    (a) The United States Secretary of Agriculture under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (42 Stat. See Kentucky Statutes 261.200
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) In the case of transfer of ownership of a stockyard or buying station by purchase or otherwise, a new application shall be filed with the department and a new license procured by the new owner or operator before operation may continue.
(4) In instances where two (2) or more stockyards or buying stations are owned and operated by the same person, a separate application for a license shall be filed and an individual license procured for each stockyard or buying station.
(5) Each stockyard shall annually identify all dealers that conduct business within the stockyard and shall verify that the dealers are properly licensed and bonded.
(6) Before issuing a license, the department shall determine that the applicant has satisfactorily complied with the provisions of this chapter, with the applicable provisions of KRS Chapter 257, and with the Packers and Stockyards Act, 7 U.S.C. secs. 181-229b.
(7) The department may refuse to grant, or may revoke or suspend, any license issued under the provisions of this chapter for any violation of the provisions of this chapter, any applicable provision of KRS Chapter 257, or any applicable provision of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 7 U.S.C. secs. 181-229b.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch.
232, sec. 1. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 4.