KRS 525.220: Bars and defenses to conviction of assault on a service animal.

No person shall be convicted of assault on a service animal when he or she has:

(1) Also been convicted of a violation of KRS 512.020, 512.030, 525.125, or 525.130

arising out of the same incident;

(2) Destroyed or treated a service animal that is injured, diseased, or suffering or that

constitutes a hazard to public safety if not destroyed;

(3) Used physical force against the service animal in protection of himself, herself, or a

third person; or

(4) Used physical force without knowledge that the animal was a service animal.