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KRS § 247.4477 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.4477
247.4477 Assessment to be deducted from the purchase price of the commodity -- Use of funds
Status: in_force

247.4477 Assessment to be deducted from the purchase price of the commodity --

Use of funds.

In the event a majority of the producers eligible for participation in the referendum and

voting therein shall vote in favor of the assessment, then, upon the written request of the

duly certified commission, council, board, association, or other agency of producers of

the agricultural commodity, the Commissioner shall notify forthwith, by certified mail, all

persons engaged in the business of purchasing the agricultural commodities in this state,

that on and after the date specified in the letter, the specified assessment shall be deducted

from the producer's payment by the purchaser, or his agent or representative, from the

purchase price of the agricultural commodity. The assessment so deducted shall be

remitted by the purchaser to the duly certified commission, council, board, association, or

other agency of the producers entitled to it on or before the final day of the month

following the end of the month in which the commodity is sold to the purchaser. The

funds, including donations from individuals, concerns, corporations, and grants from the

state or governmental agencies, shall be used for the purpose of promoting and

stimulating, through educational and applied research programs, the increased production

of the agricultural commodity. The books and records of all the purchasers of the

agricultural commodity shall at all times during regular business hours be open for

inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his duly authorized agents.
KRS § 243.050 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 243 / Section 243.050
243.050 Extended hours supplemental license -- Sunday retail drink license
Status: in_force

243.050 Extended hours supplemental license -- Sunday retail drink license.

(1) The state administrators may issue an extended hours supplemental license

for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink to the holder of an NQ1

retail drink license, a qualified historic site license, or a license located in a

commercial airport. The board may, by administrative regulation or special

conditions of an extended hours supplemental license, establish the days when

the supplemental license will be valid, including Sundays, and establish any

restrictions on the use of the license to ensure that it will be primarily for the

benefit of holders of NQ1 retail drink licenses, qualified historic site licenses,

and visitors at large commercial airports.

(2) (a) A licensee located in territory which has authorized Sunday retail distilled

spirits and wine drink sales under KRS 244.290, either by local option

election or by local government ordinance, shall obtain a Sunday retail

drink license in order to sell distilled spirits and wine on Sunday.

(b) A retail licensee holding a Sunday retail drink license is authorized to

remain open and sell distilled spirits and wine by the drink for

consumption on the premises only during those times and hours

permitted by local government ordinance.

(c) A licensee located in territory that has authorized Sunday retail distilled

spirits and wine package sales under KRS 244.290 or retail malt

beverage package or drink sales under KRS 244.480 is not required to

hold a Sunday retail drink license to authorize these sales.
KRS § 17.544 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 17 / Section 17.544
17.544 Restrictions on use of social media platform by registrants -- Retroactivity -- Penalties
Status: in_force

17.544 Restrictions on use of social media platform by registrants -- Retroactivity -

- Penalties.

(1) As used in this section, "social media platform":

(a) Means a website or application that is open to the public, allows a user to

create an account, and enables users to do all of the following:

1. Interact socially with other users within the confines of the website or

application;

2. Construct a public or semipublic profile for the purpose of signing into

and using the website or application;

3. Populate a list of other users with whom an individual shares or has the

ability to share a social connection within the website or application;

and

4. Create or post content viewable by others, including on message boards,

chat rooms, video channels, direct or private messages, or chats, or on a

landing page or main feed that presents the user with content generated

by other users; and

(b) Does not include:

1. A broadband internet access service as defined by the Federal

Communications Commission;

2. An electronic mail service;

3. A search engine service;

4. A cloud storage or cloud computing service;

5. An online service, application, or website in which interaction between

users is limited to reviewing products offered for sale by electronic

commerce or commenting on reviews posted by other users; or

6. An online service, application, or website:

a. That consists primarily of information or content that is not user-

generated but is preselected by the provider; and

b. For which any chat, comments, or interactive functionality is

incidental to, directly related to, or dependent upon the provision

of the content described by subdivision a. of this subparagraph.

(2) A registrant who has committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor

shall not create or have control of an account on a social media platform unless the

account displays his or her full legal name.

(3) This section shall apply retroactively.

(4) Any person who violates subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A

misdemeanor for the first offense, and a Class D felony for a second or subsequent

offense.
KRS § 248.450 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 248 / Section 248.450
248.450 Equipment used for transporting tobacco during weighing operation to be of uniform weight -- Copy of section to be posted in scale office
Status: in_force

248.450 Equipment used for transporting tobacco during weighing operation to be

of uniform weight -- Copy of section to be posted in scale office.

(1) In each tobacco warehouse, redryer, prize room, or company, all pieces of each type

of equipment used for transporting baskets of tobacco during a weighing operation

in which the quantity value of the tobacco in the basket is determined shall be of

uniform weight. In any case where the equipment being used for that purpose is not

the property of the warehouse, redryer, prize room, or company in which the

weighing operation is taking place, the weighman shall use the same tare as that set

by the Division of Regulation and Inspection. In every weighing operation involving

the same basket, the basket tare shall be the same as that originally determined by

the Division of Regulation and Inspection.

(2) Every tobacco warehouse, redryer, prize room, or company weighing tobacco for

commercial purposes shall post a copy of this law in a conspicuous place in the

scale office.
KRS § 250.441 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 250 / Section 250.441
250.441 Seizure of fertilizer
Status: in_force

250.441 Seizure of fertilizer.

Any lot of fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of KRS 250.371 to 250.451

shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction

in the area in which said fertilizer is located. In the event the court finds the said fertilizer

to be in violation of KRS 250.371 to 250.451 and orders the condemnation of said

fertilizer, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the fertilizer

and the laws of the state, except in no instance shall the disposition of said fertilizer be

ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court

for release of said fertilizer or for permission to reprocess or relabel said fertilizer to bring

it into compliance with KRS 250.371 to 250.451.
KRS § 317.991 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 317 / Section 317.991
317.991 Penalties
Status: in_force

317.991 Penalties.

(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A

misdemeanor;

(2) Any person who violates any rule or regulation lawfully adopted by the board under

the authority contained in this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
KRS § 432.350 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 432.350
432.350 Giving and taking bribes
Status: in_force

432.350 Giving and taking bribes.

Any member of the General Assembly or any other executive, judicial, ministerial or

legislative officer of this state or of any county or city, including members of boards of

education and subdistrict trustees, who takes or agrees to take any bribe to do or omit to

do any act in his official capacity shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from the right

of suffrage for ten (10) years.
KRS § 382.860 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 382 / Section 382.860
382.860 Application and construction -- Uniformity of interpretation
Status: in_force

382.860 Application and construction -- Uniformity of interpretation.

KRS 382.800 to 382.860 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose

to make uniform the laws with respect to conservation easements among states enacting

them.
KRS § 210.470 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 210 / Section 210.470
210.470 Taxing district for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability -- Governing board
Status: in_force

210.470 Taxing district for mental health or individuals with an intellectual

disability -- Governing board.

(1) It is the intent of this section to create a taxing district for mental health or

individuals with an intellectual disability by operation of law in each county coming

under the provisions of KRS 210.370 to 210.460, in order to implement KRS

210.460.

(2) In all counties which have participated in the establishment of a regional

community services program for mental health or individuals with an intellectual

disability under KRS 210.380, a taxing district for mental health or individuals with

an intellectual disability is hereby declared to be created.

(3) The members of the community board for mental health or individuals with an

intellectual disability recognized by the secretary for health and family services

pursuant to KRS 210.380 shall, by virtue of their office, constitute and be the

governing board of the taxing district for mental health or individuals with an

intellectual disability and shall perform the duties attendant thereto in addition to

their duties as members of the community board for mental health or individuals

with an intellectual disability. Officers of the community board for mental health or

individuals with an intellectual disability shall be the officers of the taxing district

for mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability.
KRS § 5.105 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 5 / Section 5.105
5.105 Fifth Senatorial District
Status: in_force

5.105 Fifth Senatorial District.

The Fifth Senatorial District shall consist of the following territory:

County: Breckinridge KY

County: Butler KY

County: Grayson KY

County: Meade KY

County: Ohio KY
KRS § 383.505 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 383 / Section 383.505
383.505 Purposes -- Policies
Status: in_force

383.505 Purposes -- Policies.

(1) KRS 383.505 to 383.715 shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its

underlying purposes and policies.

(2) Underlying purposes and policies of KRS 383.505 to 383.715 are:

(a) To encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of

housing; and

(b) To make uniform the law with respect to the subject of KRS 383.505 to

383.715 among those states which enact it.
KRS § 431.055 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 431 / Section 431.055
431.055 Pursuit to recapture escapee
Status: in_force

431.055 Pursuit to recapture escapee.

If a person lawfully arrested escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he

escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and retake him in any part of the

Commonwealth and may be joined in the pursuit and recapture by peace officers in the

immediate area or vicinity.
KRS § 199.492 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 199 / Section 199.492
199.492 Attorney not to represent both biological and adoptive parents -- Penalty
Status: in_force

199.492 Attorney not to represent both biological and adoptive parents -- Penalty.

(1) In an adoption proceeding, an attorney shall not represent both the biological

parents and the prospective adoptive parents.

(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A

misdemeanor.
KRS § 223.400 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 223 / Section 223.400
223.400 Definitions for KRS 223.405 to 223.460
Status: in_force

223.400 Definitions for KRS 223.405 to 223.460.

As used in KRS 223.405 to 223.460, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Alteration or repair of a water well" means any maintenance, addition, or change of

well or pitless adapter, but does not include replacement or repair of a water pump

or associated piping;

(2) "Board" means the Kentucky Water Well Certification Board;

(3) "Cabinet" means the Energy and Environment Cabinet;

(4) "Certificate" means a certificate of competency issued by the secretary stating that

the water well driller has met all the requirements for the appropriate classification

set forth in KRS 223.405 to 223.460 or by regulation;

(5) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, municipality,

state and federal government, or other public body or other legal entity, or any

officer, employee, or agent of any of the foregoing;

(6) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet;

(7) "Water well" or "well" means any excavation or opening in the surface of the earth

that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, jetted, or otherwise constructed when

the actual or intended use in whole or part of an excavation is the removal of water

for any purpose, including but not limited to culinary and household purposes,

animal consumption, food manufacture, use of geothermal resources for domestic

heating purposes and industrial, irrigation, and dewatering purposes, but not

including wells to be used for watering stock or for general farmstead use if the

wells do not provide water for human consumption;

(8) "Water well driller" means a person who is qualified to engage in the drilling,

alteration, or repair of a water well as defined in this chapter; and

(9) "Water well driller's assistant" means a person who is qualified to engage in the

drilling, alteration, or repair of a water well under the supervision of a certified

water well driller who provided the affidavit of supervision required under KRS

223.425(5)(g).
KRS § 157.067 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 157 / Section 157.067
157.067 Kentucky successful schools trust fund
Status: in_force

157.067 Kentucky successful schools trust fund.

(1) To carry out the purpose of rewarding successful schools as provided in KRS

Chapter 158, the Kentucky successful schools trust fund is hereby established in the

Finance and Administration Cabinet. Funds appropriated by the General Assembly

in each biennial budget for payments of rewards to successful schools shall be

credited to the fund and invested until needed for payments to successful schools.

All interest earned on moneys in the funds shall be retained in the fund for

reinvestment.

(2) Upon certification of eligibility by the Kentucky Board of Education, the Finance

and Administration Cabinet shall issue a warrant and the State Treasurer shall issue

a check to the eligible school. All moneys credited to the fund, including interest,

shall be used only for payments to eligible schools and shall not lapse, but shall be

carried forward in the next biennial budget.
KRS § 411.137 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 411 / Section 411.137
411.137 Limitation on right to recover for wrongful death of child if parent has abandoned care and maintenance
Status: in_force

411.137 Limitation on right to recover for wrongful death of child if parent has

abandoned care and maintenance.

(1) A parent who has willfully abandoned the care and maintenance of his or her child

shall not have a right to maintain a wrongful death action for that child and shall not

have a right otherwise to recover for the wrongful death of that child, unless:

(a) The abandoning parent had resumed the care and maintenance at least one (1)

year prior to the death of the child and had continued the care and

maintenance until the child's death; or

(b) The parent had been deprived of the custody of his or her child under an order

of a court of competent jurisdiction and the parent had substantially complied

with all orders of the court requiring contribution to the support of the child.

(2) This section may be cited as Mandy Jo's Law.
KRS § 324A.025 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 324A / Section 324A.025
324A.025 Chairman of board -- Meetings
Status: in_force

324A.025 Chairman of board -- Meetings.

(1) The board shall elect a chairman each year at the first meeting called after

appointment of new members. A majority of the board shall constitute a

quorum and may exercise all powers and duties established by the provisions

of KRS 324A.020.

(2) The board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter.
KRS § 65.468 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.468
65.468 Planning commission to issue advisory report on acquisition
Status: in_force

65.468 Planning commission to issue advisory report on acquisition.

The local legislative body shall not acquire a scenic easement until the matter has been

referred to its planning department or planning commission, where such planning body

exists, and report thereon has been received from the planning commission. Within 30

days after receiving the proposal to acquire a scenic easement, the planning commission

shall submit its report to the governing body. The governing body may extend the time

for submitting such a report for an additional period not exceeding 30 days. The report

shall contain a statement that the proposal is, or is not, consistent with the comprehensive

plan of the jurisdiction where such plan exists. The report shall be considered advisory to

the local legislative body and shall not be binding upon it or restrict its actions in the

matter.
KRS § 5.210 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 5 / Section 5.210
5.210 Tenth Representative District
Status: in_force

5.210 Tenth Representative District.

The Tenth Representative District shall consist of the following territory:

County: Breckinridge KY

County: Hardin KY (part)

A007 - Veterans

D005 - Helmwood Heights

G006 - Cecilia

G007 - Saint John

G008 - Howevalley

G009 - Rineyville South

H001 - Rineyville North

H003 - Grandview

H004 - Rineyville West

H005 - Vine Grove East

H006 - Vine Grove West

H007 - Vine Grove South

H008 - Yates
KRS § 198B.500 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.500
198B.500 Safety equipment
Status: in_force

198B.500 Safety equipment.

Every passenger elevator or fixed guideway system shall be equipped, maintained, and

operated, with respect to the supporting members, elevator or fixed guideway system car,

shaftways, guides, cables, doors, and gates, safety stops and mechanism, electrical

apparatus and wiring, mechanical apparatus, counterweights, and all other appurtenances,

in accordance with the regulations as are authorized in respect thereto. Where reasonable

safety is obtained without complying to the literal requirements of the regulations, as in

cases of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, the literal requirements of the

regulations shall not be required.
KRS § 159.070 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 159 / Section 159.070
159.070 Attendance districts -- Enrollment permitted in school nearest home
Status: in_force

159.070 Attendance districts -- Enrollment permitted in school nearest home.

Each school district shall constitute a separate attendance district unless two (2) or more

contiguous school districts, with the approval of the Kentucky Board of Education, unite

to form one (1) attendance district. Controversies arising in attendance districts relating to

attendance matters shall be submitted to the Kentucky Board of Education for settlement.

In case an agreement suitable to all parties cannot be reached, the Kentucky Board of

Education may dissolve a united district. In case of dissolution, each school district

involved may unite with other contiguous school districts in forming a united attendance

district or may act as a separate attendance district. Within the appropriate school district

attendance area, parents or legal guardians shall be permitted to enroll their children in

the public school nearest their home.
KRS § 186A.275 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186A / Section 186A.275
186A.275 Entering false information to produce title document prohibited
Status: in_force

186A.275 Entering false information to produce title document prohibited.

No county clerk or other person who is authorized to utilize the automated vehicle

registration and titling system, shall knowingly enter into such system, information

enabling the system to produce a certificate of title and registration, certificate of

registration, or certificate of title, or enter the record of a lien or its release, unless he has

in his official custody at the time he enters such information into the system, an

application which he believes to be bona fide and in proper form, or if the information

entry involves a lien, a proper financing or termination statement, which is consistent

with the information he enters.
KRS § 311.375 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.375
311.375 Conditions governing use of title "Doctor" or "Dr." -- Penalty
Status: in_force

311.375 Conditions governing use of title "Doctor" or "Dr." -- Penalty.

(1) No person shall, in connection with the practice of medicine, surgery, osteopathy,

optometry, dentistry, podiatry, pharmacy, chiropractic, psychology or psychiatry,

nursing, anesthesiology, physio or physical therapy, or any other profession or

business having for its purpose the diagnosis, treatment, correction or cure of any

human ailment, condition, disease, injury or infirmity, hold himself or herself out as

a doctor or employ or use in any manner the title "Doctor" or "Dr.," unless he or she

actually has graduated and holds a doctor degree from a school, college, university

or institution authorized by its governing body to confer such degree.

(2) No person who holds a doctor degree, as provided in subsection (1) of this section,

shall use or employ the title "Doctor" or "Dr." in or upon any letter, statement, card,

prescription, sign, listing or other writing held out to the public without affixing

suitable words or letters designating the particular doctor degree held by such

person.

(3) The written material or designation in connection with advertising, billboards,

signs, or professional notices shall be in letters, type, or illumination, or give display

and legibility, of at least three-fourths (3/4) that of the title "Doctor" or "Dr."

(4) Any person who violates this section and is found by a trier of fact to have

committed the violation with the intent to deceive the public shall have his or her

health provider license revoked for not less than six (6) months or more than one (1)

year.