(1) A county, city, urban-county, or charter county government may regulate or prohibit the holding of wildlife that have been identified by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources as inherently dangerous to human health and safety. (2) The department has declared the following species of wildlife to be inherently dangerous to human health and safety and shall establish procedures for denying or issuing a transportation permit for said wildlife: . . . (n) Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae)(,) (o) Alligators or caimans (family Alligatoridae)(,) (p) Sea snakes (family Hydrophidae)(,) (q) Cobras or coral snakes (family Elapidae)(,) (r) Adders or vipers (family Viperae)(,) (s) Venomous rear-fanged species (family Colubridae)(,) (t) Gila monsters or beaded lizards (family Helodermatidae)(,) (u) Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis); (4) The commissioner shall have general supervision and control of all activities, functions, appointments, and employees of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. He shall enforce all provisions of the laws of the state relating to wild animals, birds, fish and amphibians, and shall exercise all powers necessarily incident thereto not specifically conferred on the commission. The commissioner shall make an annual report of all receipts and disbursements and file same with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.;
Citation: KRS § 65.877; KRS § 150.061;