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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 149.990: Penalties.

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  1. KRS Chapter 149

(1) Any person who violates subsection (2) of KRS 149.040 shall be fined not less than

five hundred dollars ($500), or confined in jail for not less than thirty (30) nor more

than one hundred (100) days, or both.

(2) Any physically able resident of this state above the age of eighteen (18) who refuses

or neglects to assist in extinguishing forest fires, when summoned by a warden as

authorized by KRS 149.090(2), and any person who refuses to allow the use of

required equipment or materials authorized by KRS 149. 090(3), shall be fined not

less than fifty ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(3) Any person who violates KRS 149.083 shall be fined not less than one hundred

($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned for not less than

ninety (90) days nor more than twelve (12) months, or both.

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