257.120 Indemnity for destruction or slaughter of animal. (1) Indemnities shall be paid by the state or federal government for animals mandated to be destroyed or slaughtered on account of a reportable or United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program disease. The indemnities shall be based on fair market value as determined by the USDA or independent appraisal. (2) No state-funded indemnity shall be paid for any animal unless it was the property of the person claiming indemnity, and was within the state, for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the time of the first test, except when animals are destroyed or slaughtered on account of a foreign animal or zoonotic disease. (3) No indemnity shall be paid for any animal: (a) Owned by the United States, the state or any county or city; (b) Brought into this state in violation of the law or any regulation of the board; (c) When the owner at the time of coming into possession of the animal had any reason to believe that it was infected; or (d) When the board or its authorized agents have satisfactory evidence that the owner has been guilty of negligence in permitting the animal to become exposed to the communicable disease. Effective: June 25, 2009 History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 11, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 310, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 63c-7.