Kentucky Statutes 261.990 – Penalties — Stop-movement order — Action to recover fees
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(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any administrative regulation promulgated under this chapter, or who refuses to pay the fees required in this chapter, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or shall be imprisoned for not more than three (3) months, or both.
(2) In determining the fine for violations of KRS § 261.350, each head of livestock that is not paid for in compliance with that section shall be considered a separate offense.
(3) In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (1) of this section, the Commissioner of Agriculture may issue a stop-movement order on livestock to any person required to be licensed or bonded under this chapter who:
(a) Sells, buys, or otherwise markets livestock without a dealer or market agency license;
(b) Sells or otherwise markets livestock without a current bond or other security instrument or agreement in the sufficient required amount on file with the department; or
(c) Fails to remit or pay fines owed to the department.
(4) The department or the Office of the Attorney General may recover fees or administrative penalties in a civil action brought by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 8, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 10, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 1(5). — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 13, effective June 17, 1954.
History for Former KRS § 261.990: Repealed 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 16. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 63d-11.
(2) In determining the fine for violations of KRS § 261.350, each head of livestock that is not paid for in compliance with that section shall be considered a separate offense.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 261.990
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 261.200
- Department: means the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 261.200
- 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
- Market agency: means a person engaged in the business of:
(a) Buying or selling livestock in commerce on a commission basis. See Kentucky Statutes 261.200
(3) In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (1) of this section, the Commissioner of Agriculture may issue a stop-movement order on livestock to any person required to be licensed or bonded under this chapter who:
(a) Sells, buys, or otherwise markets livestock without a dealer or market agency license;
(b) Sells or otherwise markets livestock without a current bond or other security instrument or agreement in the sufficient required amount on file with the department; or
(c) Fails to remit or pay fines owed to the department.
(4) The department or the Office of the Attorney General may recover fees or administrative penalties in a civil action brought by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 8, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 10, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 1(5). — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 13, effective June 17, 1954.
History for Former KRS § 261.990: Repealed 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 16. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 63d-11.