KRS 227.270: Jurisdiction of state fire marshal -- Rights of entry for inspections and

investigations.

(1) The state fire marshal shall have jurisdiction over all property in the state insofar as

it is necessary for the administration and enforcement of any duty i mposed on the

office by law or regulation and all laws, ordinances, regulations and orders designed

to protect the public from fire loss.

(2) The state fire marshal or his employee or appointee may, without delay or advance

notice and at all reasonable hou rs of the day or night, enter in or upon any property

to make an inspection or investigation for the purpose of preventing fire loss or

determining the origin of any fire, but this subsection shall apply to the interior of

private, occupied dwellings only when a fire has occurred therein or when the

officer has reason to believe that unsafe fire conditions exist in the building.

(3) No person shall obstruct, hinder or delay such an officer in the performance of his

duty.