All scales used in stockyards or buying stations shall be certified. The scales shall be tested at least every six (6) months by a scale agency approved by the department. Certification of the scales shall be exhibited before issuance or renewal of any stockyard or buying station license.
Effective: July 12, 2012

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 261.270

  • 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
  • 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

History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 6, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 6, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch.
130, sec. 8, effective June 17, 1954.

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