KRS 257.450: Quarantine of illegally produced or imported eggs or poultry --

Destruction.

All poultry of whatever age or species and all hatching eggs that are sold or offered for

sale within this state or enter into this state not in compliance with the provisions of KRS

257.370 to 257.460 shall be quarantined by the Office of State Veterinarian. Where

possible, the office shall make the tests necessary to determine whether or not pullorum

disease is present in any of the quarantined poultry. With respect to all other poultry

where tests are not possible, and to hatching eggs, sufficient proof must be presented that

they have originated from approved flocks. The poultry or flocks found to be infected

with pullorum disease, and the poultry and hatching eggs lacking the required proof of

origin from approved flocks, shall be destroyed.