{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-525.220","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 525.220","heading":"Bars and defenses to conviction of assault on a service animal.","body":"No person shall be convicted of assault on a service animal when he or she has:\n(1) Also been convicted of a violation of KRS 512.020, 512.030, 525.125, or 525.130\narising out of the same incident;\n(2) Destroyed or treated a service animal that is injured, diseased, or suffering or that\nconstitutes a hazard to public safety if not destroyed;\n(3) Used physical force against the service animal in protection of himself, herself, or a\nthird person; or\n(4) Used physical force without knowledge that the animal was a service animal.","path":["KRS Chapter 525"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55446","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:04Z","sha256":"f52ef0d249042b8ec95fc754592f438176c759a7ce665a5631d51260e3ab2dae","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-525.215","next":"us-ky/krs-526.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}