KRS 280.040: Operations to comply with certificate, rules of department and statutes.

(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, and except in case of emergency

due to the act of God or unavoidable accident, or in case it becomes necessary to

make temporary detours, no bridge company or ferry company shall operate in this

state over any bridge or stream other than that provided for in its certificate of

convenience and necessity, or fail to operate thereon in the manner and at the time

specified in the certificate.

(2) Each such company shall comply with every rule, regulation and or der of the

Department of Highways until it has been modified or set aside by the department,

or has been modified or set aside by final order of a court upon appeal as provided

in KRS 280.110. Each such company shall comply with all statutes of this state

applying to bridges or ferries.