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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 437.060 (2026)

Use of reptiles in religious services

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Any person who displays, handles or uses any kind of reptile in connection with any religious service or gathering shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1267a-1.

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Cited in 1 case, 1970–1970 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Coffman, 453 S.W.2d 759 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970).
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Commonwealth v. Coffman, 453 S.W.2d 759 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “We may also mention our statute prohibiting the use of reptiles in religious services, KRS 437.060, the constitutionality of which was upheld in Lawson v.”
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