AN ACT relating to captive cervids.

Create a new section of KRS 150.725 to 150.735 to grant the Department of Agriculture the sole authority to administer and enforce permitting, holding, and fencing requirements of captive cervids in the event of a natural disaster or declared emergency.

Introduced: February 18, 2026

Last action: February 25, 2026

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This bill would give the Kentucky Department of Agriculture sole authority over rules for holding and fencing captive cervids, which are deer and similar animals kept in enclosures, during a natural disaster or declared emergency. It clarifies which agency is in charge of permitting and managing these animals when an emergency situation arises. Who it may affect: farmers and businesses that raise or keep captive deer or similar animals.

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