{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-525.200","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 525.200","heading":"Assault on a service animal in the first degree -- Definition.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of assault on a service animal in the first degree when, without\nlegal justification or lawful authority:\n(a) He or she intentionally kills or causes seriou s physical injury to a service\nanimal;\n(b) He or she intentionally causes physical injury to a service animal by means of\na deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or\n(c) He or she wantonly causes serious physical injury to a service animal by\nmeans of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.\n(2) For the purposes of this section, \"service animal\" has the same meaning as in KRS\n525.010, except that \"service animal\" does not include assistance dogs as in KRS\n525.010(6)(i).\n(3) Assault on a service animal in the first degree is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 525"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54128","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:04Z","sha256":"835306f55ce5f94820e3caa9fd29e310fdd2d3ff0f1f103c7b8425c41590c5b0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-525.160","next":"us-ky/krs-525.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}