Kentucky Overview – 2024 Session
KENTUCKY
Legislative Overview – 2024 Session
(Adjourned on April 15, 2024)
14 pet related items were proposed during the 2024 legislative session, 8 of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 42 | Service Animal Tax Exemption – Veterans: Amends Title XI (Revenue & Taxation), Chapter 139 (Sales & Use Taxes), Section 470 (Exempt Transactions) of Kentucky Revised Statutes to provide a sales and use tax exemption for veterans’ service animals. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| HB 311 | Animal Rescue – Civil Immunity: Amends Chapter 411 (Rights of Action) of Kentucky Revised Statutes by adding a new section to provide civil immunity for damaging a vehicle if a person enters the vehicle with the reasonable, good-faith belief that a dog or cat is in immediate danger of death if not removed. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| HB 313/SB 41 | Statewide Pet Sale Ban: Amends Title XXI (Agriculture & Animals), Chapter 258 (Animal Control & Protection) of Kentucky Revised Statutes by creating a new section to prohibit the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in retail pet shops. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| HB 335 | Assistance/Emotional Support Animal Definition and Exemptions: Amends Title XXI (Agriculture & Animals), Chapter 258 (Animal Control & Protection, Section 258.500 (Persons with assistance dogs not to be denied accommodations, transportation, or elevator service–Conditions–Exemption from licensing fees–Denial of emergency medical treatment for assistance dog prohibited) of Kentucky Revised Statutes to: (1) Define “assistance dog” and “emotional support animal”; and (2) Provide for certain violations and exemptions from the provisions of this section. | ENACTED |
| HB 651 | Commercial Dog Breeder Licensure/Regulation: Amends Title XXI (Agriculture & Animals), Chapter 258 (Animal Control & Protection) of Kentucky Revised Statutes by adding a new section to regulate and license commercial dog breeders. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| SB 157 | Pet Store Dog & Cat Sales Regulation/State Preemption: Amends Title XXI (Agriculture & Animals), Chapter 258 (Animal Control & Protection) of Kentucky Revised Statutes by creating a new section to: (1) Regulate and restrict the sale of dogs and cats by pet shops; and (2) Provide state preemption over local ordinances governing pet shop rules. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| ORD 2023002 | Lexington Pet Sale Ban Ordinance: Amends Chapter 4 (Animals & Fowl), Article II (Dogs) of Lexington-Fayette, KY Urban County Code of Ordinances by adding a new Section 4-24 (Sale of dogs and cats by retail pet stores prohibited) to prohibit the retail sale of cats and dogs in city pet stores. | PENDING |
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