KRS 280.210: Condemnation of land for ferry purposes.

(1) If any applicant for a ferry privilege owns or has the right to use the land proposed

as the site of the ferry only on one (1) side of the stream, and the landing on the

opposite side is not at an established public highway, the applicant may, pursuant to

the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky, condemn the necessary right -of-way, not

more than forty (40) feet wide, for the use of the ferry.

(2) Any person having an established ferry on any river in this state may have

condemned, for a period of twenty (20) year s or permanently, at his option, not

more than one-half (1/2) acre of land adjacent to the ferry for any purpose necessary

for the use of the ferry pursuant to the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky.