KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Kentucky

HB665 • 2026

AN ACT relating to captive cervids.

AN ACT relating to captive cervids.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
C. Massaroni
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
02/25/26: to Agriculture (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT relating to captive cervids.

AN ACT relating to captive cervids.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to captive cervids.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-25 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Agriculture (H)

  2. 2026-02-18 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to captive cervids.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 43
Page 1 of 1
XXXX 2/18/2026 10:18 AM Jacketed
AN ACT relating to captive cervids. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS 150.725 TO 150.735 IS CREATED 3
TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the event of a natural 5
disaster or declared emergency, as defined in KRS 39A.020, the Department of 6
Agriculture shall have sole authority to administer and enforce the permitting, holding, 7
and fencing requirements of captive cervids. 8