525.010 Definitions for chapter.

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The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)"Desecrate" means defacing, damaging, polluting, or otherwise physically

mistreating in a way that the actor knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons

likely to observe or discover his or her action.

(2)"Public" means affecting or likely to affect a substantial group of persons.

(3)"Public place" means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons

has access and includes but is not limited to highways, transportation facilities,

schools, places of amusements, parks, places of business, playgrounds, and

hallways, lobbies, and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not

constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence. An act is deemed to

occur in a public place if it produces its offensive or proscribed consequences in a

public place.

(4)"Transportation facility" means any conveyance, premises, or place used for or in

connection with public passenger transportation by air, railroad, motor vehicle, or

any other method. It includes aircraft, watercraft, railroad cars, buses, and air, boat,

railroad, and bus terminals and stations and all appurtenances thereto.

(5)"Riot" means a public disturbance involving an assemblage of five

(5)or more

persons which by tumultuous and violent conduct creates grave danger of damage

or injury to property or persons or substantially obstructs law enforcement or other

government function.

(6)"Service animal" includes a:

(a)"Bomb detection dog," which means a dog that is trained to locate bombs or

explosives by scent;

(b)"Electronic detection dog," which means a dog that is trained to locate

electronic devices by scent;

(c)"Narcotic detection dog," which means a dog that is trained to locate narcotics

by scent;

(d)"Patrol dog," which means a dog that is trained to protect a peace officer and

to apprehend a person;

(e)"Tracking dog," which means a dog that is trained to track and find a missing

person, escaped inmate, or fleeing felon;

(f)"Search and rescue dog," which means a dog that is trained to locate lost or

missing persons, victims of natural or man-made disasters, and human bodies;

(g)"Accelerant detection dog," which means a dog that is trained for accelerant

detection, commonly referred to as arson canines;

(h)"Cadaver dog," which means a dog that is trained to find human remains;

(i)"Assistance dog," which has the same meaning as in KRS 258.500;

(j)Any dog that is trained in more than one

(1)of the disciplines specified in

paragraphs

(a)to

(i)of this subsection;

(k)"Police dog," which means any dog that is owned, or the service of which is

employed, by a law enforcement agency as defined in KRS 61.298 for the

principal purpose of aiding in detection of criminal activity, enforcement of

laws, and apprehension of offenders; or

(l)"Police horse," which means any horse that is owned, or the service of which

is employed, by a law enforcement agency for the principal purpose of aiding

in detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, and apprehension of

offenders.