Kentucky Statutes 321.990 – Penalties
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(1) Any person who violates or aids in the violation of KRS § 321.190, 321.201,
321.207, 321.236, 321.441, or 321.443 for practicing or for performing services without a credential required by the board shall be guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction in court, and shall be sentenced to jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more that ninety (90) days per violation.
(2) Any person exercising or attempting to exercise control over, interfering with, or attempting to influence the professional judgment of a credential holder in any manner, including through coercion, collusion, extortion, inducement, or intimidation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction in court, and shall be sentenced to jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more that ninety (90) days per violation.
(3) Any person who resists, obstructs, interferes with, threatens, attempts to intimidate, or in any other manner interferes with an agent of the board or who willfully refuses to obey their lawful orders shall be guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction in court, and shall be sentenced to jail for not more than thirty (30) days for each offense.
(4) Each day or part of a day that a violation continues is a separate violation and subject to daily penalties.
(5) Nothing in this section shall limit, preclude, or supersede the board’s power to:
(a) Impose fines for a violation of this chapter or any administrative regulations promulgated under this chapter;
(b) Deny, restrict, or revoke a license issued under this chapter or administrative regulations promulgated under this chapter; and
(c) Impose any other form of discipline based on a conviction under this section or as otherwise authorized by this chapter or administrative regulations promulgated under this chapter.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 31, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2016 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 18, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 283, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 22, effective July
14, 1992. — Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 26.
History for former KRS § 321.990: Repealed 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 28. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 63b-11, 63b-13.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/92). This statute was created in 1992 Ky.
Acts ch. 299, which contains the enrolled text of Senate Bill 250. A committee substitute for this bill was adopted by the House with a floor amendment, and the Senate subsequently concurred in this action by the House; this amended substitute thus became the enrolled version of the bill. In drafting the House Committee Substitute, the original Section 10 of the bill was deleted in its entirety, but internal section references within the bill were not renumbered to reflect this deletion. Therefore, in codifying this statute, the internal section reference within Acts ch.
299, sec. 22, has been changed pursuant to KRS § 7.136(1).
321.207, 321.236, 321.441, or 321.443 for practicing or for performing services without a credential required by the board shall be guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction in court, and shall be sentenced to jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more that ninety (90) days per violation.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 321.990
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
- Committee substitute: Short for committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Conviction: means a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a crime by a court of competent jurisdiction and shall include a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt, a no contest plea, a plea of nolo contendere, or a guilty plea. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
- Credential: means :
(a) Any license, certificate, permit, registration, or other credential issued or approved by the board. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181 - Credential holder: means a person who holds an approved credential issued by the board, which may be one (1) or more of the following:
(a) Certificate. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181 - Discipline: means any final order, settlement agreement, reprimand, fine, or other adverse consequence assessed against a person by the board or any of its counterparts in other jurisdictions. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative, corporation, governmental body, or any other group, legal entity, or combination acting in concert, and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or as any kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative of the person. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) Any person exercising or attempting to exercise control over, interfering with, or attempting to influence the professional judgment of a credential holder in any manner, including through coercion, collusion, extortion, inducement, or intimidation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction in court, and shall be sentenced to jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more that ninety (90) days per violation.
(3) Any person who resists, obstructs, interferes with, threatens, attempts to intimidate, or in any other manner interferes with an agent of the board or who willfully refuses to obey their lawful orders shall be guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction in court, and shall be sentenced to jail for not more than thirty (30) days for each offense.
(4) Each day or part of a day that a violation continues is a separate violation and subject to daily penalties.
(5) Nothing in this section shall limit, preclude, or supersede the board’s power to:
(a) Impose fines for a violation of this chapter or any administrative regulations promulgated under this chapter;
(b) Deny, restrict, or revoke a license issued under this chapter or administrative regulations promulgated under this chapter; and
(c) Impose any other form of discipline based on a conviction under this section or as otherwise authorized by this chapter or administrative regulations promulgated under this chapter.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 31, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2016 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 18, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 283, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 22, effective July
14, 1992. — Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 26.
History for former KRS § 321.990: Repealed 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 28. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 63b-11, 63b-13.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/92). This statute was created in 1992 Ky.
Acts ch. 299, which contains the enrolled text of Senate Bill 250. A committee substitute for this bill was adopted by the House with a floor amendment, and the Senate subsequently concurred in this action by the House; this amended substitute thus became the enrolled version of the bill. In drafting the House Committee Substitute, the original Section 10 of the bill was deleted in its entirety, but internal section references within the bill were not renumbered to reflect this deletion. Therefore, in codifying this statute, the internal section reference within Acts ch.
299, sec. 22, has been changed pursuant to KRS § 7.136(1).