{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-257.196","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 257.196","heading":"Commission to recommend on -farm livestock and poultry care standards","body":"to board -- Approval or rejection -- Administrative regulations -- Construction\n-- Preemption.\n(1) The commission shall make recommendations to the board to establish, maintain, or\nrevise standards governing the care and well -being of on -farm livestock and\npoultry. The board shall approve or reject recommendations within ninety (90) days\nof receiving recommendations. If approved, the board shall promulgate\nadministrative regulati ons establishing the standards within thirty (30) days of\napproval. If rejected, the board shall notify the commission in writing within thirty\n(30) days of the rejection, and shall list the reasons for the rejection. The board shall\nnot establish, maintai n, or revise on -farm livestock and poultry care standards\nwithout a recommendation by the commission.\n(2) Before recommending on -farm livestock and poultry care standards to the board,\nthe commission may consult with agricultural representatives from Kentu cky State\nUniversity, Western Kentucky University, Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead\nState University, and Murray State University.\n(3) When developing recommendations for on -farm livestock and poultry care\nstandards to the board, the commission shall consider factors that include but are\nnot limited to:\n(a) Animal well-being and agricultural best management practices;\n(b) Herd health; and\n(c) Safe, affordable, healthy food supplies for consumers.\n(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate the regulatory authority of:\n(a) The Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to inspect, investigate,\nand supervise horses and other participants in horse racing as provided by\nKRS Chapter 230 and the administrative regulations promulgated under KR S\nChapter 230, or any other law applicable to the regulation of horse racing in\nthe Commonwealth;\n(b) The Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners to license and certify\nveterinarians as provided by KRS Chapter 321 and the administrative\nregulations promulgated under KRS Chapter 321, or any other law applicable\nto the regulation of veterinarians in the Commonwealth; or\n(c) The Board of Agriculture to prevent, control, or eradicate any communicable\ndisease of on -farm livestock or poultry as provided by this ch apter and the\nadministrative regulations promulgated under this chapter, or any other law\napplicable to the prevention, control, or eradication of communicable diseases\nof on-farm livestock or poultry.\n(5) (a) A city, town, county, urban -county, charter county, consolidated local\ngovernment, unified local government, or other political subdivision of the\nCommonwealth shall not adopt any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation\nregarding on -farm livestock or po ultry care that is more stringent than the\nadministrative regulations promulgated by the board under subsection (1) of\nthis section. Local legislation in violation of this subsection is void and\nunenforceable.\n(b) Nothing in this subsection shall be constr ued to preempt any local ordinance\nor regulation affecting planning and zoning adopted in accordance with KRS\nChapter 100.\n(c) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection shall not affect ordinances,\nresolutions, rules, or regulations adopted before July 15, 2010.","path":["KRS Chapter 257"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54742","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:06Z","sha256":"5f65cabeab0969971747ddca68142652df16f4620183dd3ec79f7b89c2417202","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-257.194","next":"us-ky/krs-257.198"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}