Kentucky Statutes 150.186 – Release of hog or pig into the wild prohibited — Importing, possessing, or transporting wild or feral pig or boar prohibited — Accidental escape of livestock exempted
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(1) No person shall release a hog or pig from the family Suidae into the wild.
(2) No person shall import, possess, or transport in Kentucky any wild or feral pig, Eurasian or Russian boar, or any hybrid of these, whether born in the wild or captivity.
(3) This section shall not apply to the accidental escape of animals of the porcine species raised as livestock as defined in KRS § 246.010.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012.
(2) No person shall import, possess, or transport in Kentucky any wild or feral pig, Eurasian or Russian boar, or any hybrid of these, whether born in the wild or captivity.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 150.186
- Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, alpacas, llamas, buffaloes, and any other animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, or camelid species. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010
- Possess: means the act of having or taking into control. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010
- Transport: means to carry, move, or ship wildlife from one (1) place to another. See Kentucky Statutes 150.010
(3) This section shall not apply to the accidental escape of animals of the porcine species raised as livestock as defined in KRS § 246.010.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012.