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-UNOFFICIAL COPY  26 RS SB 45/GA
+SENATE
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+KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT FORM
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+2026 REGULAR SESSION
+
+Amend printed copy of SB 45
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+Amendment No. SFA  Rep. Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer
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+Committee Amendment   Signed:
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+Floor Amendment   LRC Drafter:
+
+Adopted:   Date:
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+Rejected:   Doc. ID: XXXX
+
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-SB004510.100 - 1060 - XXXX   2/12/2026 3:19 PM  GA
-AN ACT relating to agritourism. 1
-Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
-Section 1.   KRS 247.801 is amended to read as follows: 3
-As used in KRS 247.800 to 247.810: 4
-(1) "Agritourism" means the act of visiting: 5
-(a) A farm or ranch; or 6
-(b) Any agricultural, horticultural, or agribusiness operation; 7
- for the purpose of enjoyment, education, or active involvement in the activities of 8
-the farm, ranch, or operation; 9
-(2) "Agritourism activity" means any activity that: 10
-(a) Is carried out on a farm , ranch, agricultural operation, horticultural operation, 11
-or agribusiness operation; and 12
-(b) Allows or invites participants to view or participate in activities for 13
-recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes. Qualifying activities may 14
-include far ming, ranching, historic, cultural, civic, or ceremonial activities, 15
-including but not limited to weddings and ancillary events; harvest -your-own 16
-operations; farmers' markets; horseback riding; horse -drawn carriage rides; 17
-livestock or poultry shows; pettin g farms; rodeos; competitions; field trials; 18
-horseracing;[or] natural resource -based activities ; or any activity that has 19
-historically involved the utilization of working animals . The activities may 20
-qualify as agritourism activities whether or not a participant pays to view or to 21
-participate in the activity; 22
-(3) "Agritourism building" means any building or structure or any portion thereof that 23
-is used for one (1) or more agritourism activities; 24
-(4) "Agritourism professional" means any person, including empl oyees or authorized 25
-agents acting on behalf of the agritourism professional, who is engaged in the 26
-business of providing one (1) or more agritourism activities; 27
-UNOFFICIAL COPY  26 RS SB 45/GA
+  On page 1, line 19, remove brackets and strikethrough from "[or]"; and
+On page 1, lines 19 and 20, delete " ; or any activity that has historically involved the
+utilization of working animals"; and
+On page 2, line 5, remove brackets and strikethrough from "[ and]"; and
+On page 2, line 7, delete "; and"; and
+On page 2, lines 8 to 11, delete all underlined material; and
+On page 2, lines 12 to 24, delete Section 2 in its entirety and insert in lieu  thereof the
+following:
+"SECTION 2.   A NEW SECTION OF KRS 247.800 TO 247.810 IS CREATED TO
+READ AS FOLLOWS:
+(1) A city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall not adopt
+any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation restri cting a person from engaging in an
+agritourism activity so long as the agritourism activity complies with public health and
+safety and planning and zoning requirements or any other existing law enforceable by
+the recognized police powers of a local governm ent. Local legislation in violation of this
+section shall be void and unenforceable.
+(2) Any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation enacted prior to the effective date of this
+Act and containing a restriction described in subsection (1) of this section  shall remain
+SENATE Rep. Sen. Shelley Funke
+Frommeyer
+2026 REGULAR SESSION Doc. ID: XXXX
+Amend printed copy of SB 45
+
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-SB004510.100 - 1060 - XXXX   2/12/2026 3:19 PM  GA
-(5) "Inherent risks of agritourism activity" means those dangers or conditions that are 1
-an integral part of an agritourism activity, including certain hazards, such as surface 2
-or subsurface conditions; natural conditions of land, vegetation, or water; the 3
-behavior of wild or domestic animals; and the ordinary dangers of structures or 4
-equipment used in farming and ranching operations;[ and] 5
-(6) "Participant" means any person, other than the agritourism professional, who 6
-engages in an agritourism activity; and 7
-(7) "Working animal" means the use of any animal for the purpose of performing a 8
-specific dut y or function in commerce or service, including but not limited to 9
-animals in entertainment, transportation, education, exhibition, hunting, or 10
-agritourism. 11
-SECTION 2.   A NEW SECTION OF KRS 247.800 TO 247.810 IS CREATED 12
-TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 13
-(1) A city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall not 14
-adopt or continue to enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation 15
-restricting a person from engaging in an agritourism activity, or imposing  an 16
-undue burden on an agritourism activity that would make engagement in the 17
-agritourism activity unreasonable or impractical, so long as the agritourism 18
-activity complies with public health and safety and planning and zoning 19
-requirements or any other exi sting law enforceable by the recognized police 20
-powers of a local government. Local legislation in violation of this section shall 21
-be void and unenforceable. 22
-(2) An agritourism activity shall not include dog fighting as defined in KRS 525.125 23
-or animal fighting as referenced in 21 U.S.C. sec. 2156. 24
+in effect until replaced or modified by that political subdivision.
+(3) This section shall not restrict a city, town, county, or other political subdivision from
+adopting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation requiring an
+agritourism activity to comply with any established minimum standards.
+(4) An agritourism activity shall not include dog fighting as defined in KRS 525.125 or
+animal fighting as referenced in 21 U.S.C. sec. 2156.".