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Pike County judge says KRS Chapter 259 creates hurdles to removing feral horses
Summary
Judge Jones told the fiscal court that state statute KRS Chapter 259 requires a veterinarian contract and multiple procedural steps before the county can remove feral horses, and that local humane groups lack capacity to resolve the problem quickly.
Pike County Judge Jones said state law (KRS Chapter 259) imposes a multi-step process that currently prevents the county from rapidly removing feral horses reported in parts of the county.
Jones told the fiscal court the statute “says most of the responsibilities put on the county judge” and that the first statutory requirement is to contract with a veterinarian able to scan for equine microchips. “He does not have time and will not do it,” Jones said of the only local equine…
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