Success StoryHauling Horses and Livestock



Hauling Horses and Livestock

Author: Susan Fox

Planning Unit: Lyon County CES

Major Program: Equine

Plan of Work: Farm Management

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

In response to questions from local people, the Agriculture and 4-H Agents partnered to sponsor an educational meeting covering the laws, new and old, that govern transporting horses and livestock. The meeting, promoted through the 4-H and agriculture programs, was led by Sergeant Jason Morris with the Kentucky State Police. 

Twenty-one people from eight counties attended the meeting to determine whether they were within the law’s requirements for truck and trailer combinations to haul horses and other livestock. Some participants hauled commercially, some for recreational use, and others were unsure where they fell in the law’s categories. Sgt. Morris’ presentation was followed by a two-hour Q & A session that provided information and answered questions.

One participant stated, “It was very informative and eased some concerns for the recreational hauler and clarified expectations for commercial haulers and DOT requirements for farms.” Another participant from over an hour away scheduled Sgt. Morris for a similar meeting in her county.

Farmers and horse enthusiasts are now able to determine what type of license plates they need, whether they need DOT numbers, if they are required to have CDL’s or Electronic Logging Devices, whether their truck and trailer combinations are legal weight, and many other interpretations of the law.  One professional horse trainer indicated he would visit his local courthouse the next day to begin the process of operating within the law.






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