{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-257.400","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 257.400","heading":"Newly hatched poultry and hatching eggs to originate from approved","body":"flocks.\nHatching eggs and all poultry under five (5) months of age, including baby chicks, started\nchicks, turkey poults, and other newly hatched domestic poultry except those intended for\nimmediate slaughter which may be imported into the state under permit issued by the\nOffice of State Veterinarian, and sold or offered for sale in this state, shall have\noriginated from flocks that meet the pullorum requirements of the Nationa l Poultry\nImprovement Plan or other USDA-administered plan, and the regulations promulgated by\nauthority of KRS 257.370 to 257.460 for the control and eradication of pullorum disease.\nNothing in KRS 257.370 to 257.460, however, shall require any hatchery, dealer, or flock\nowner to participate in the National Poultry Improvement Plan.","path":["KRS Chapter 257"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=53643","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:06Z","sha256":"49720b19064872fbcec334db4fc1c06c226d063ffa352b7434537bf05d61784e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-257.390","next":"us-ky/krs-257.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}