§ 71.09. VEHICLES MEETING ANIMALS.  


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  • (A) Every person operating a vehicle on a highway and approaching any animal being ridden or driven, shall exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent frightening the animal and to insure the safety of the person riding or driving it.
    (B) If the animal appears frightened, the operator, when requested by a signal of the hand by the driver or rider of the animal, shall not proceed further toward the animal, unless the movement is necessary to avoid injury or accident, until the animal is under the control of its rider or driver.
    (KRS 189.310(3)) (1989 Code, § 71.09) (Ord. 213, passed - -1912; Am. Ord. 453, passed - -1935) Penalty, see § 71.99