{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-259.210","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 259.210","heading":"Cattle not to run at large -- Damages -- Lien, impounding -- Powers of","body":"cities.\n(1) No person shall permit any cattle owned by him or under his control or in his\ncustody, to run at large.\n(2) If any damage is committed by cattle permitted to run at lar ge, the owner of the\ncattle shall be liable for all damages, whether the place where the damages occurred\nis inclosed by lawful fence or not. The person damaged shall have a lien on the\ncattle committing the damage for the amount of the damage and cost of suit.\n(3) The sheriff or any other peace officer shall impound any cattle found running at\nlarge in the county, and the owner or bailee of the cattle shall pay to the officer\nimpounding, for each head impounded, one dollar ($1) and the cost of feeding and\ntaking care of the cattle, but the cost of impounding any number of cattle shall not\nexceed three dollars ($3) and the cost of feeding. The sheriff or any other peace\nofficer shall have a lien on the cattle impounded for his fees and expenses, which he\nmay enforce in the same manner in which mortgage liens are enforced.\n(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting any powers possessed by cities\nto regulate cattle running at large.","path":["KRS Chapter 259"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=12526","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:08Z","sha256":"0ab58fdc545a473a89b3ae0100427af34e1aad706903196fbeaae77fb409133c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-259.200","next":"us-ky/krs-259.990"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}