{"id":"47558705-d0f9-49a2-a7f6-6ff0342687ff","task":"Verify a Kentucky auctioneer, auction house operator, livestock, or tobacco auctioneer license","domain":"auction.licensing.kentucky","steps":["Go to the Kentucky Board of Auctioneers site at auctioneers.ky.gov for License Verification links","Use the state GenSearch tool at web1.ky.gov/gensearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=3 to look up license records","Decode the license-number prefix: P (Principal Auctioneer), NP (Nonresident Principal), RP (Reciprocal Principal), A (Apprentice), NA/RA (Nonresident/Reciprocal Apprentice), AHO/RHO (Auction House Operator/Reciprocal), L (Livestock), T (Tobacco)","For a licensee's own status check, note licensees can view it anytime via their eServices account","Contact the board directly at ppc.krec@ky.gov for anything not resolved by GenSearch"],"gotchas":["Kentucky licenses livestock (L) and tobacco (T) auctioneers as distinct limited categories separate from general auctioneers — don't assume a general license covers those specialties","Resident vs. nonresident vs. reciprocal status is encoded in the license prefix and materially changes what the license permits","GenSearch is a generic multi-agency tool (AGY=3 selects the Auctioneers board) — using the wrong agency code returns the wrong dataset"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.683Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/47558705-d0f9-49a2-a7f6-6ff0342687ff"}