KRS 211.184: Enforcement of KRS 211.182 by cabinet and secretary of the Cabinet for

Health and Family Services.

(1) It shall be the duty of the cabinet to enforce the provisions of KRS 211.182, and for

that purpose the investigators, inspectors, representatives, a nd agents of the

secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the cabinet shall have

the full power and authority of peace officers in this state, and shall have the power

and authority to administer oaths, to enter upon premises at all times for the purpose

of making inspections, to seize evidence, to interrogate all persons, and to require

the production of books, papers, documents, or other evidence.

(2) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may institute, in his

own name, proceedings to enjoin and restrain violations of KRS 211.182, regardless

of whether the defendant has been convicted of violation of the penal provisions

thereof, and shall not be required to pay any costs or filing fees or furnish any bond

in connec tion therewith. Violation of injunctions and restraining orders shall be

punished as a contempt without the intervention of a jury.