Kentucky Statutes 259.140 – Taker-up to pay owner value of stray equines or cattle, when — Limitation of liability
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(1) If cattle taken up under KRS § 259.120 are sold for a profit before absolute ownership of the stray cattle has vested in the taker-up as provided by KRS § 259.130, then the taker-up shall pay to the owner upon demand and proof of ownership the amount received for the stray cattle less the amount owed by the owner to the taker-up under KRS § 259.120. The owner shall not be entitled to any payment from the taker-up under this section if demand for payment is made more than fifteen (15) days after the posting of the stray equine and vesting of ownership pursuant to KRS § 259.130 or more than twelve (12) months after the posting of the stray cattle under KRS
259.120.
(2) County judges/executive or participating state agency, county clerks, and all other local government employees acting in good faith in the discharge of the duties imposed by KRS § 259.105, 259.110, 259.120, 259.130, and this section shall be immune from criminal and civil liability for any act related to the taking up and posting of stray equines or stray cattle.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 3, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2010. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4655.
259.120.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 259.140
- Local government: means any city, county, urban-county, charter county, consolidated local government, or unified local government. See Kentucky Statutes 259.105
- Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Stray cattle: means any animal of the bovine, ovine, porcine, or caprine species for which the owner is no longer claiming ownership or for which the owner cannot be determined, but not including any member of the equine species. See Kentucky Statutes 259.105
- Stray equine: means any animal of the equine species for which the owner is no longer claiming ownership or for which the owner cannot be determined. See Kentucky Statutes 259.105
(2) County judges/executive or participating state agency, county clerks, and all other local government employees acting in good faith in the discharge of the duties imposed by KRS § 259.105, 259.110, 259.120, 259.130, and this section shall be immune from criminal and civil liability for any act related to the taking up and posting of stray equines or stray cattle.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 3, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2010. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4655.