Kentucky Statutes 525.220 – Bars and defenses to conviction of assault on a service animal
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No person shall be convicted of assault on a service animal when:
(1) He has also been convicted of a violation of KRS § 525.125, 525.130, 512.020,
512.030, or 512.040 arising out of the same incident; or
(2) He has destroyed or treated a service animal that is injured, diseased, or suffering or that constitutes a hazard to public safety if not destroyed; or
(3) He has used physical force against the service animal in protection of himself or a third person; or
(4) He has used physical force without knowledge that the animal was a service animal.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 419, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998.
(1) He has also been convicted of a violation of KRS § 525.125, 525.130, 512.020,
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 525.220
- Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Public: means affecting or likely to affect a substantial group of persons. See Kentucky Statutes 525.010
- Service animal: includes a:
(a) "Bomb detection dog" which means a dog that is trained to locate bombs or explosives by scent. See Kentucky Statutes 525.010
512.030, or 512.040 arising out of the same incident; or
(2) He has destroyed or treated a service animal that is injured, diseased, or suffering or that constitutes a hazard to public safety if not destroyed; or
(3) He has used physical force against the service animal in protection of himself or a third person; or
(4) He has used physical force without knowledge that the animal was a service animal.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 419, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998.