KRS 182.020: Wharves, piers and bulkheads on private land -- Abatement.

(1) Any person owning land upon a watercourse may erect a wharf on his land, or a pier

or bulkhead in the watercourse opposite his land, but he must not obstruct

navigation nor injure the private rights of any person in doing so.

(2) If the Circuit Court of th e county in which the wharf, pier or bulkhead is located,

believes that the wharf, pier or bulkhead obstructs navigation or encroaches on any

public landing so as to prevent the free use thereof, the court may abate it.