{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-437.415","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 437.415","heading":"Findings of the General Assembly.","body":"The General Assembly finds that the caring, rearing, feeding, breeding, and sale of\nanimals and animal products, and the use of animals in research, testing, and education,\nrepresents vital segments of the economy of the state, that producers and others in volved\nin the production and sale of animals and animal products and the use of animals in\nresearch and education have a vested interest in protecting the health and welfare of\nanimals and the physical and intellectual property rights which they have in an imals, and\nthat there has been an increasing number of illegal acts committed against farm animal\nand research facilities. The General Assembly further finds that these illegal acts threaten\nthe production of agricultural products, and jeopardize crucial s cientific, biomedical, or\nagricultural research, and finally, the General Assembly finds that these illegal acts\nthreaten the public safety by exposing communities to contagious diseases and damage\nresearch.","path":["KRS Chapter 437"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19065","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:51Z","sha256":"ade0d1fe728842f1ae40ecd11b2c78d16edf3d24649427b40006f8986d4b8070","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-437.410","next":"us-ky/krs-437.420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}