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KRS § 353.040 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 353 / Section 353.040
353.040 When offset wells to be drilled
Status: in_force

353.040 When offset wells to be drilled.

When oil or gas is discovered in paying quantities on property adjoining a leasehold and

the oil or gas from the adjoining property is being taken out of the ground and marketed

from one or more wells located on such adjoining property within two hundred (200) feet

of the boundary line of the leasehold, and the lessor gives the lessee written notice that oil

or gas from such well or wells is being marketed, the lessee shall, within three (3) months

after receipt of the notice, begin to drill an offset well to each such well, except that the

offset wells need not be less than five hundred (500) feet from each other. If the lessee

fails to commence and complete the offset wells with diligence, the lease shall

automatically expire and be void. This section does not apply to a lease that is being

operated or on which a well is being drilled.
KRS § 91.380 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 91 / Section 91.380
91.380 Remedies applicable to corrected and retrospective assessments
Status: in_force

91.380 Remedies applicable to corrected and retrospective assessments.

The remedies provided in this chapter for the collection of taxes shall apply to corrected

assessments made under subsection (3) of KRS 91.360 and to retrospective assessments

made under KRS 91.370, beginning with May 1 next after the corrected or retrospective

assessment is certified to the tax receiver.
KRS § 65.8838 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 65 / Section 65.8838
65.8838 Immediate action to remedy violation of ordinances
Status: in_force

65.8838 Immediate action to remedy violation of ordinances.

Nothing contained in KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839 shall prohibit a local government from

taking immediate action to remedy a violation of its ordinances when there is reason to

believe that the existence of the violation presents imminent danger, a serious threat to

the public health, safety, and welfare, or if in the absence of immediate action, the effects

of the violation will be irreparable or irreversible.
KRS § 99.400 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 99 / Section 99.400
99.400 Grant of funds by community -- Funds obtained by levy of taxes or issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

99.400 Grant of funds by community -- Funds obtained by levy of taxes or issuance

of bonds.

Any community located in whole or in part within the area of operation of an agency may

grant funds to an agency for the purpose of aiding such agency in carrying out any of its

powers and functions under KRS 99.330 to 99.510. To obtain funds for this purpose, the

community may levy taxes or may issue and sell its general obligation or revenue bonds.

Any bonds to be issued by the community pursuant to the provisions of this section shall

be issued in the manner and within the limitations, except as otherwise provided in KRS

99.330 to 99.510, prescribed by the laws of this Commonwealth for the issuance and

authorization of such bonds for public purposes generally.
KRS § 457.410 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 457 / Section 457.410
457.410 Construction
Status: in_force

457.410 Construction.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize an agent appointed pursuant to a

power of attorney to act or make decisions on behalf of the principal which are not related

to the principal's property or finances.
KRS § 258.990 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 258 / Section 258.990
258.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

258.990 Penalties.

(1) Any person who violates KRS 258.015, 258.035, 258.055, 258.065, or 258.085

shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars

($100). Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(2) The owner of any dog, cat, or ferret which bites a human being shall be liable to pay

all damages for personal injuries resulting from the bite of the dog, cat, or ferret.

(3) (a) Any person violating or failing or refusing to comply with KRS 258.095 to

258.365, except KRS 258.235(5)(a), shall, upon conviction, be fined not less

than five dollars ($5) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or be

imprisoned in the county jail for not less than five (5) nor more than sixty (60)

days, or both.

(b) Any person violating KRS 258.235(5)(a) shall be punished by a fine of not

less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty

(60) days, or both.

(4) All fines collected under subsection (3) of this section shall after costs and

commissions have been deducted, be paid to the department to be credited to the

animal control and care fund.
KRS § 281.757 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 281 / Section 281.757
281.757 Prohibition against operating commercial motor vehicle with inoperable, missing, or obscured lights or reflectors
Status: in_force

281.757 Prohibition against operating commercial motor vehicle with inoperable,

missing, or obscured lights or reflectors.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Lights" means the lighting devices required on commercial vehicles having a

declared gross weight in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds in

accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 393 and 49 C.F.R. Part 571; and

(b) "Reflectors" means the reflex reflectors and retroflective sheeting required on

commercial vehicles having a declared gross weight in excess of ten thousand

(10,000) pounds in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 393.

(2) A person shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle if the lights or reflectors are

inoperable, missing, or are obscured by dirt, mud, or other debris.

(3) Law enforcement officers shall enforce violations of this section.
KRS § 395.470 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 395 / Section 395.470
395.470 Dispensing with administration by agreement
Status: in_force

395.470 Dispensing with administration by agreement.

(1) Administration of the estate of a person dying intestate may be dispensed with by

agreement if there are no debts owing by the estate; all persons beneficially entitled

to the personal estate have agreed in writing that there shall be no administration;

and either there are no claims or demands due the estate, or the written agreement to

dispense with administration designates a trustee with power to collect claims and

demands.

(2) The written agreement provided in subsection (1) shall be acknowledged by the

parties and filed in the District Court together with the motion of the parties for an

order dispensing with administration. If the court is satisfied by affidavit or

otherwise that the conditions prescribed in subsection (1) exist, it shall enter an

order dispensing with administration. If the written agreement of the beneficiaries

designates a trustee to collect claims or demands, the order shall confirm the

designation and the person so designated shall have the same right to sue for and

collect claims and demands that an administrator has.

(3) The District Court shall be satisfied that provision has been made for the state

inheritance tax and the United States estate tax.

(4) The persons applying for an order dispensing with administration shall advertise for

creditors of the intestate to appear and present their claims to some person at the

county seat. The person and place shall be designated in the advertisement. The

advertisement shall also give notice when, where and by whom the order dispensing

with administration will be applied for. The advertisement shall be posted at the

courthouse door for six (6) weeks, and published pursuant to KRS Chapter 424. The

order dispensing with administration shall not be granted until the persons applying

for the order file in the District Court the affidavit of one (1) of them showing that

advertisement for creditors has been made.

(5) The persons applying for the order dispensing with administration shall, before the

order is entered, give bond with surety in the amount of the personal estate for the

benefit of any creditors who, within six (6) months from the order dispensing with

administration, appear and file their claims with the court clerk. This bond shall be

approved by the District Court and shall run to the state for the benefit of those

creditors and be conditioned to be void if none of them files his claim with the clerk

within six (6) months from the date of the order dispensing with administration.
KRS § 189.310 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 189 / Section 189.310
189.310 Vehicles meeting other vehicles and animals
Status: in_force

189.310 Vehicles meeting other vehicles and animals.

(1) Two (2) vehicles passing or about to pass each other in opposite directions shall

have the right-of-way, and no other vehicle to the rear of those two (2) vehicles

shall pass or attempt to pass either of those vehicles.

(2) Vehicles proceeding from opposite directions shall pass each other from the right,

each giving to the other one-half (1/2) of the highway as nearly as possible.

(3) 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.
KRS § 391.260 — KY Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 391 / Section 391.260
391.260 Title
Status: in_force

391.260 Title.

KRS 391.210 to 391.260 may be cited as the Uniform Disposition of Community

Property Rights at Death Act.
KRS § 367.470 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.470
367.470 Legislative findings
Status: in_force

367.470 Legislative findings.

(1) The provisions of KRS 367.472 to 367.486 shall apply to recreation and retirement

use land sales.

(2) The General Assembly finds and declares that the sale and offering for sale of

recreation and retirement use land, the sale of which is often premised upon future

completion of improvements by the subdivider, affects a great number of the

citizens of this state and that regulation of such promised improvements in

recreation and retirement use land is essential.
KRS § 24A.300 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 24A / Section 24A.300
24A.300 Pleadings -- Forms -- Pretrial discovery not permitted
Status: in_force

24A.300 Pleadings -- Forms -- Pretrial discovery not permitted.

(1) No formal pleadings other than the claim and notice, and the counterclaim and

notice, if appropriate, shall be required in the division.

(2) All forms provided in KRS 24A.200 to 24A.360 shall be of a simplified,

nontechnical form.

(3) There shall be no pretrial discovery in the small claims division of the District

Court.
KRS § 118.475 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 118 / Section 118.475
118.475 Time of election of representatives in Congress
Status: in_force

118.475 Time of election of representatives in Congress.

The election of representatives in Congress shall be held on the Tuesday next after the

first Monday in November in every even numbered year.
KRS § 217.215 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 217 / Section 217.215
217.215 Pharmacy board's powers as to drugs -- Regulations on prescription records and on refilling prescriptions in emergency
Status: in_force

217.215 Pharmacy board's powers as to drugs -- Regulations on prescription

records and on refilling prescriptions in emergency.

(1) The Board of Pharmacy, its agents and inspectors shall have the same powers of

inspection and enforcement as the cabinet under KRS 217.005 to 217.215, insofar

as it relates to drugs in licensed pharmacies.

(2) The Board of Pharmacy may establish regulations relating to the storage and

retrieval of prescription records in licensed pharmacies, including regulations

regarding computerized recordkeeping systems.

(3) (a) No prescription for any drug may be refilled by a pharmacist unless authorized

by the prescribing practitioner, except that, in emergency situations in which

such authorization may not be readily or easily obtained from the practitioner,

a pharmacist may:

1. Dispense up to a seventy-two (72) hour supply of maintenance

medication;

2. Dispense greater than a seventy-two (72) hour supply of maintenance

medication if:

a. The standard unit of dispensing for the drug exceeds a seventy-two

(72) hour supply;

b. The pharmacist dispenses a supply of the drug that is equal to the

standard unit of dispensing for the drug; and

c. The drug is used for insulin therapy or the treatment of chronic

respiratory diseases; and

3. Dispense up to a thirty (30) day supply of maintenance medication in

emergency situations as authorized by KRS 315.500.

(b) Emergency refills dispensed under this subsection shall not be authorized for

any controlled substance or for any drug which is not essential to maintenance

of life or continuation of therapy in chronic disease conditions.

(c) The Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate administrative regulations to carry

out the provisions of this subsection.
KRS § 202A.161 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202A / Section 202A.161
202A.161 Timing of initial examination and report
Status: in_force

202A.161 Timing of initial examination and report.

Any person admitted to a hospital pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be

initially examined by an authorized staff physician of the hospital or, with permission of

the facility's governing body and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the

facility's medical staff bylaws, policies, and procedures, a physician assistant as defined in

KRS 311.550, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under KRS Chapter 314

as soon as practicable but not later than thirty-six (36) hours (excluding weekends and

holidays) and a report entered into the medical record not later than forty-eight (48) hours

(excluding weekends and holidays) after his admission.
KRS § 198B.095 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.095
198B.095 Authorization for building inspectors training program -- Purpose -- Trust and agency fund
Status: in_force

198B.095 Authorization for building inspectors training program -- Purpose --

Trust and agency fund.

(1) The department may establish a building inspectors training program through the

promulgation of administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

The program shall provide training to encourage local governments to establish and

improve building code enforcement programs and to encourage all building

inspectors to upgrade their skills.

(2) If the department chooses to establish the program authorized in subsection (1) of

this section, there shall be created in the department a trust and agency fund to be

known as the "Building Inspectors' Financial Incentive Training Program fund".

(3) If the department establishes the Building Inspectors' Financial Incentive Training

Program fund:

(a) The fund shall be funded annually with a maximum of one hundred twenty-

five thousand dollars ($125,000) at a rate of one-half cent ($.005) per

calculated square foot from the department's plan review fees collected;

(b) Any funds annually resulting from plan review fees in excess of one hundred

twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) shall be used solely for the operating

costs of the department's building inspection program;

(c) Moneys deposited annually into the Building Inspectors' Financial Incentive

Training Program fund shall be available for use by the department to support

the training program established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section; and

(d) No moneys shall be deposited into the Building Inspectors' Financial Incentive

Training Program fund causing the balance to exceed one hundred twenty-five

thousand dollars ($125,000).

(4) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any unused fund balance at the close of the fiscal

year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. Moneys in

the fund shall be available only for the purposes specified in subsection (1) of this

section.

(5) Any interest earnings of the trust fund shall become part of the fund and shall not

lapse.
KRS § 243.154 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 243 / Section 243.154
243.154 Business authorized by small farm winery wholesaler's license -- Licensed premises on small farm winery
Status: in_force

243.154 Business authorized by small farm winery wholesaler's license -- Licensed

premises on small farm winery.

(1) A small farm winery wholesaler's license shall authorize the licensee:

(a) To purchase, receive, store, or possess wine produced by small farm winery

licensees;

(b) To sell the wine at wholesale from the licensed premises only; and

(c) To transport from the licensed premises for himself or herself only any wine

produced by small farm winery licensees that the small farm winery

wholesaler's license authorizes him or her to sell.

(2) A small farm winery wholesaler licensed under this section shall:

(a) Transport the wine in the manner provided for manufacturers in KRS

243.120; and

(b) Transport the wine from a small farm winery's licensed premises or another

wholesaler's premises to the small farm winery wholesaler's premises.

(3) A small farm winery wholesaler licensed under this section shall not purchase,

receive, store, possess, sell, or transport wine or distilled spirits, except as provided

in this section, and shall comply with all provisions of the Kentucky Revised

Statutes applicable to wholesalers licensed under KRS 243.030, to the extent the

provisions are not inconsistent with this section.

(4) A small farm winery wholesaler licensed under this section shall be allowed to have

its licensed premises on or in the licensed premises of a small farm winery.
KRS § 213.126 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 213 / Section 213.126
213.126 Preservation of vital records
Status: in_force

213.126 Preservation of vital records.

To preserve vital records, the cabinet may prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic,

or other reproductions of certificates or reports of the vital statistics program. The

reproductions, when certified by the state registrar, shall be accepted in the same manner

as the original records.
KRS § 367.750 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.750
367.750 Action to recover purchase price
Status: in_force

367.750 Action to recover purchase price.

In any case in which an owner timely notifies the manufacturer of the nonmerchantability

of the mobile home under KRS 367.715, and the manufacturer refuses to replace the

mobile home under KRS 367.745, the owner may bring an action to recover the price

paid by him less any diminution in value due to abuse by the owner, or the action of a

third party, and shall be entitled to his reasonable attorney fees if he prevails in the action.
KRS § 247.6901 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 247 / Section 247.6901
247.6901 Purpose
Status: in_force

247.6901 Purpose.

It is declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that Kentucky farmers who are

producers of ovine or caprine animals shall be permitted and encouraged to act jointly and

in cooperation with all producers, handlers, dealers, and processors of ovine or caprine

animals in promoting and stimulating, by utilization research, market maintenance and

expansion, and education, the increased use and sale, domestic and foreign, of ovine and

caprine animals; and for the prevention, modification, or elimination of trade barriers

which obstruct the free flow of ovine or caprine animals to market.
KRS § 218A.1423 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 218A / Section 218A.1423
218A.1423 Marijuana cultivation -- Penalties
Status: in_force

218A.1423 Marijuana cultivation -- Penalties.

(1) A person is guilty of marijuana cultivation when he or she knowingly and

unlawfully plants, cultivates, or harvests marijuana with the intent to sell or transfer

it, and the cultivation is not in compliance with, or otherwise authorized by, KRS

Chapter 218B.

(2) Unless authorized by KRS Chapter 218B, marijuana cultivation of five (5) or more

plants of marijuana is:

(a) For a first offense a Class D felony.

(b) For a second or subsequent offense a Class C felony.

(3) Unless authorized by KRS Chapter 218B, marijuana cultivation of fewer than five

(5) plants is:

(a) For a first offense a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) For a second or subsequent offense a Class D felony.

(4) Unless authorized by KRS Chapter 218B, the planting, cultivating, or harvesting of

five (5) or more marijuana plants shall be prima facie evidence that the marijuana

plants were planted, cultivated, or harvested for the purpose of sale or transfer.

(5) This section does not apply to a cannabis business or a cannabis business agent, as

defined in KRS 218B.010, when acting in compliance with KRS Chapter 218B.
KRS § 421.120 — KY Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 421 / Section 421.120
421.120 Liability of disobedient witness for costs and damages
Status: in_force

421.120 Liability of disobedient witness for costs and damages.

When a witness is brought before a court for contempt by disobedience of a subpoena,

and it is shown that the legal fees for travel and one (1) day's attendance were paid or

tendered to him when the subpoena was served, and that he failed to attend without

reasonable cause, the court may summarily order him to pay the party, on whose behalf he

was summoned, the costs occasioned to him by the disobedience of the subpoena, not

exceeding twenty dollars ($20); and he shall also be liable for any damages occasioned by

the failure to attend.
KRS § 164.9490 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.9490
164.9490 Michael Minger/Priddy fire prevention fund
Status: in_force

164.9490 Michael Minger/Priddy fire prevention fund.

Civil fines collected by the state fire marshal pursuant to KRS 164.993 shall be paid into

the State Treasury and credited to a trust and agency fund known as the "Michael

Minger/Priddy fire prevention fund." The funds shall be used by the fire marshal to

educate students and personnel of postsecondary education institutions regarding the

dangers of fire and methods of fire prevention, and to investigate the source of any fires

or threats of fire that take place on the campus of a postsecondary education institution.

No portion of this fund shall lapse into the general fund at the end of the year.
KRS § 205.910 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.910
205.910 Eligibility standard -- Subsidy not income for federal law purposes -- Supplements other programs
Status: in_force

205.910 Eligibility standard -- Subsidy not income for federal law purposes --

Supplements other programs.

(1) The cabinet shall establish by regulation an eligibility standard which takes into

consideration the unique economic and social needs of severely physically disabled

adults.

(2) The subsidy shall not be considered income for any purpose to the extent permitted

by federal law and regulation.

(3) This program may supplement any other programs for which the adult is eligible.
KRS § 67A.023 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67A / Section 67A.023
67A.023 Redistricting of urban-county legislative districts
Status: in_force

67A.023 Redistricting of urban-county legislative districts.

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the comprehensive plan of an urban-county

government, the legislative body of an urban-county government may defer redistricting

of the legislative districts of such body subsequent to each decennial census by the United

States Bureau of Census until after completion of the redistricting of General Assembly

seats within the urban-county subsequent to such census. The redistricting of urban-

county government legislative districts hereunder shall be effective for the first regular

urban-county government primary election scheduled more than one hundred eighty (180)

days after completion of such redistricting; provided that in no event will the redistricting

become effective later than two (2) years after release of the census data upon which the

redistricting is based.