No provision of KRS Chapter 261 shall be construed as applicable to:
(1) A person who offers for sale or trade only livestock which he has owned or has in his possession for a period of thirty (30) days or longer and who is not regularly engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of livestock;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 261.370

  • Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, alpacas, llamas, buffaloes, or other animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, or camelid species. 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

(2) A person who purchases only livestock for feeding or breeding purposes and retains said livestock in his possession for a period of thirty (30) days or longer and who is not regularly engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of livestock;
(3) A person engaged in the business of buying and slaughtering livestock for food and in marketing the meat products therefrom, provided all animals purchased are slaughtered;
(4) A person engaged in the purchase or sale of livestock used exclusively for exhibition or entertainment purposes in the pursuit of a hobby; and
(5) A person engaged in sales conducted by or for FFA and 4-H groups; county, state, or private fairs or shows; and breed or livestock associations.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 10, effective July 12, 2012. — Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 12, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 277, sec. 2.
Formerly codified as KRS § 257.520.