Kentucky Statutes 257.180 – Importation of animal disease producing agent prohibited unless approved — Sales restricted
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(1) No corporation, company, partnership, organization, or individual shall ship, transport, or cause to be imported into the Commonwealth of Kentucky any live unattenuated pure culture of a pathogenic bacteria, virus, or disease-producing agent of animal origin unless a permit is secured from the United States Department of Agriculture and the board. All biologics for immunization or treatment offered for sale, use, or distribution in the Commonwealth shall be approved by the United States Department of Agriculture or the board.
(2) No live or modified live viruses, vaccines, antigens, or disease-producing organisms shall be sold to any person, firm, or corporation in the Commonwealth of Kentucky unless such person, firm, or corporation shall be a licensed veterinarian, druggist, firm, or corporation authorized under the Kentucky statutes to receive, hold, and sell biologics.
History: Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 63a-11(5).
(2) No live or modified live viruses, vaccines, antigens, or disease-producing organisms shall be sold to any person, firm, or corporation in the Commonwealth of Kentucky unless such person, firm, or corporation shall be a licensed veterinarian, druggist, firm, or corporation authorized under the Kentucky statutes to receive, hold, and sell biologics.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 257.180
- Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Board: means the Board of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 257.010
- Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 257.010
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
History: Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 63a-11(5).